whiff

whiff /wif/
  • danh từ
    • (động vật học) cá bn
    • danh từ
      • luồng, hi
        • a whiff of air (smoke, wind): một luồng không khí (khói, gió)
        • he took up his pipe to have a few whiffs: anh ta cầm cái điếu lên để hút một vài hi
      • (hàng hi) xuồng nhẹ
      • (thông tục) điếu xì gà nhỏ
      • động từ
        • phát ra từng luồng nhẹ, thổi nhẹ
        • to ra một mùi nhẹ

      Xem thêm: puff, puff of air, sniff, puff



      whiff

      Từ điển Collocation

      whiff noun

      ADJ. faint | strong | unmistakable (often figurative) detecting the unmistakable whiff of electoral blackmail

      VERB + WHIFF catch, get, detect I caught the whiff of whisky on his breath. (figurative) Journalists caught a whiff of scandal and pursued the actress relentlessly.

      PREP. ~ of a whiff of perfume

      PHRASES at the faintest/first/merest whiff of sth (figurative) He always retreated emotionally at the first whiff of conflict.

      Từ điển WordNet

        n.

      • a short light gust of air; puff, puff of air
      • a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
      • a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike

        v.

      • perceive by inhaling through the nose; sniff

        sniff the perfume

      • drive or carry as if by a puff of air

        The gust of air whiffed away the clouds

      • strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third
      • smoke and exhale strongly; puff

        puff a cigar

        whiff a pipe

      • utter with a puff of air

        whiff out a prayer

      English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

      whiffs|whiffed|whiffing
      syn.: fume odor scent smell