"she loved the smell of roses"
"the feel of the city excited him" "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting" "it had the smell of treason"
"The soup smells good"
"He rarely washes, and he smells"
"his speeches smacked of racism" "this passage smells of plagiarism"
"I sense his hostility" "i smell trouble" "smell out corruption"
误 The rose smells well.
正 The rose smells sweet.
析smell在这里意为“发出气味,闻起来”,用于系表结构,其后需接形容词作表语。
我闻那花的香味。误 I smelled the flower.
正 I smelled at the flower.
析 “闻…的香味”需在smell后加介词at。
他呼吸中散发出白兰地的气味。误 His breath smells with brandy.
正 His breath smells of brandy.
析smell表示“有…的气味”,是不及物动词,应与of连用,但不能与with连用。
你闻到晚饭的香味了吗?误 Are you smelling dinner?
正 Can you smell dinner?
析smell通常不能用在进行时态中; 但可以与 can连用。
我什么也没闻到。误 I don't smell.
正 I don't smell anything.
析smell 表示“闻到”时,是及物动词,其后需接宾语。它还可以表示“有难闻的气味”,此时便是不及物动词了。