odour
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++o·dour British English, odor American English /ˈəʊdə $ ˈoʊdər/ ●○○ noun [countable, uncountable] COa smell, especially an unpleasant one 〔尤指难闻的〕气味，臭味nodour of the faint odour of damp 一丝潮湿的气味strong/unpleasant/pungent/offensive etc odour obnoxious odours from a factory 从一家工厂传出的难闻气味► see thesaurus at smell → body odour
Examples from the Corpus
odour• However, conditions may be attached to any site licence which may have the effect of preventing any odour pollution from arising.• I felt the shock of the old, of the Mummy smell, the atomised odour of atavism.• We immediately noticed the heavy odour of opium in the room.• Left untreated, the disease produces massive skin folds, fissures and a weeping cauliflower surface that produces a terrible odour.• And the odour can be carried as much as a mile away if the wind is blowing in that direction.• But the odour of the colourless liquid was of bitter almonds, acrid and terrifying.• Von Frisch did not doubt the odour theory of how honeybees find food until the 1940s.• Consequently, the more odorous molecules adsorbed, the more the odour is removed.• It smelt not only of mud and rotting materials, but also the unmistakable odour of human waste.strong/unpleasant/pungent/offensive etc odour• The stewardess came down the aisle, a big-breasted young woman exuding a strong odour of perspiration.• A strong odour of curry predominated.• Local authorities in industrial Teesside received many complaints about an unpleasant odour resembling decaying fish.• There was an unpleasant odour blowing along our road all next day.• They couldn't detect the smell of cocaine through the more pungent odour of coffee.• Salivation. Offensive odour of mouth is marked.• It was now three in the afternoon, and the offensive odour had been plaguing the neighbours since 10.30 in the morning.• The room smelt stale and musty with the pungent odour of the fat tallow candles placed on the desk.o·dour nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
especially a an smell, Corpus unpleasant one
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o‧dour
British English, odor American English /ˈəʊdə $ ˈoʊdər/ noun [uncountable and countable]
a smell, especially an unpleasant one
odour of
the faint odour of damp
strong/unpleasant/pungent/offensive etc odour
obnoxious odours from a factory
⇨ body odour
▪ smell something that you can recognize by breathing in through your nose: the smell from the kitchen | What’s that awful smell? | the sweet smell of roses
▪whiff something that you smell for a short time: He caught a whiff of her perfume. | a whiff of apple blossom
▪scent a smell – used especially about the pleasant smell from flowers, plants, or fruit. Also used about the smell left by an animal: The rose had a beautiful scent. | Cats use their scent to mark their territory. | the sharp, dying scent of autumn | the heady scent (=strong scent)of magnolias
▪fragrance/perfume a pleasant smell, especially from flowers, plants, or fruit. Fragrance and perfume are more formal than scent: the sweet perfume of the orange blossoms | Each mango has its own special fragrance.
▪aroma formal a pleasant smell from food or coffee: the aroma of fresh coffee | The kitchen was filled with the aroma of mince pies.
▪odour British English, odor American English formal an unpleasant smell: An unpleasant odour was coming from the dustbins. | the odor of stale tobacco smoke
▪pong British English informal an unpleasant smell: What’s that horrible pong?
▪stink/stench a very strong and unpleasant smell: I couldn’t get rid of the stink of sweat. | The toilet gave off a terrible stench.
o‧dour
British English, odor American English /ˈəʊdə $ ˈoʊdər/ noun [uncountable and countable]a smell, especially an unpleasant one
odour of
strong/unpleasant/pungent/offensive etc odour
⇨ body odour
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