whiff

noun

1. a strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike

2. a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil

3. a short light gust of air

Synonym: puffpuff of air

verb

1. utter with a puff of air

e.g. whiff out a prayer

2. smoke and exhale strongly

e.g. puff a cigar
whiff a pipe

Synonym: puff

3. strike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the third

4. drive or carry as if by a puff of air

e.g. The gust of air whiffed away the clouds

5. perceive by inhaling through the nose

e.g. sniff the perfume

Synonym: sniff

1. 一阵(气味)
If there is a whiff of a particular smell, you smell it only slightly or only for a brief period of time, for example as you walk past someone or something.

whiff的解释

e.g. He caught a whiff of her perfume.
他闻到了她身上的一股香水味。

2. 轻微的征兆;迹象
A whiff of something bad or harmful is a slight sign of it.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

1. whiff

1. 一吹：whichsoever 不论何者 | whiff 一吹 | whiffet 小狗

2. whiff

2. 一点点：bailout loans 紧急援助贷款 | whiff 一点点 | old-fashioned 传统的,老套的

3. 吹起：ditch 摆脱 | whiff 吹起 | politicisation 政治化

4. 喷出：fragrance:芬芳 | whiff:喷出 | magnolia:木兰