whiff
[hwɪf, wɪf]
n.
吸气或吹气;
一种比目鱼;
难闻的气味;
小雪茄烟;
vt.
吸;
喷出;
击球失败;
vi.
喷气;
垂钓;
轻吹;
例句:
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The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.
这个电视节目有些伪善和夸耀的嫌疑。
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Not a whiff of scandal has ever tainted his private life.
他的私生活没有爆出过一丁点儿的丑闻。
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He caught a whiff of her perfume.
他闻到了她身上的一股香水味。
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She denies it but the whiff is very strong.
来自WSJ
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There's such a whiff of desperation about it.
来自THETIMES
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Opinion There is a whiff of spring in the air.
来自THETIMES