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odorous

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Odours
o·do·rous /ˈəʊdərəs $ ˈoʊ-/ adjective literary or technical  COhaving a smell 有气味的;有香味的,芳香的 odorous gases 有气味的气体
Examples from the Corpus
odorousKing: Comparisons with you are odorous.If a person continually inhales odorous air, fatigue sets in, due to the adaptation of the nervous responses to the stimuli.This can in fact be quite useful in some circumstances such as where a person works in an odorous environment.Consequently, the more odorous molecules adsorbed, the more the odour is removed.A heavily brocaded blanket pushed towards the bottom of the bed reveals drying pools of odorous urine.The problem of odorous water was solved fairly simply, but it also demonstrated the basic simplicity and robustness of the system.
o·do·rous adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus smell a having


odorous
odorous /ˈəʊdərəs $ ˈoʊ-/ adjective literary or technical
having a smell:
    odorous gases


odor·ousBrE /ˈəʊdərəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈoʊdərəs/ 🔊 adjective (literary or specialist) having a smell 有气味的odorous gases有味儿的气体