whiff

汉语翻译

n. 一吹, 一吸, 一阵, 一点点, 一口烟
vi. 轻轻地吹, 喷气, 三击不中出局, 垂钓
vt. 吹送, 喷出, 吸, 使三击不中出局
【医】 吹气, 喷气

词型变化

名词:whiffer 动词过去式:whiffed 过去分词:whiffed 现在分词:whiffing 第三人称单数:whiffs 

英语解释

名词 whiff:

a short light gust of air同义词：puff, puff of aira lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazila strikeout resulting from the batter swinging at and missing the ball for the third strike

动词 whiff:

perceive by inhaling through the nose同义词：sniffdrive or carry as if by a puff of airstrike out by swinging and missing the pitch charged as the thirdsmoke and exhale strongly同义词：puffutter with a puff of air

例句

A whiff of ether will put you out in a few seconds.一剂乙醚几秒钟后就会使你失去知觉。The interview went better than I thought it would. Sometimes I thought I caught a whiff of hostility in her answers but she behaved very reasonably on the whole.面谈进行得比我原来想象的要好。有时我意识到她答语中有敌意，但总的看来，她举止极为得体。I caught a whiff of perfume as she swept past me.她从我身边走过时，我闻到一股香水味。

详细解释

whiff

n.（名词）
A slight, gentle gust of air; a waft:
一阵轻而温柔的风；一阵：
例句：
a whiff of cool air.
一阵凉风



A brief, passing odor carried in the air:
一阵气味：大气中携带的短暂、一时的气味：
例句：
a whiff of perfume.
一阵香水味

A minute trace:
略微痕迹：
例句：
.Humanity is unregenerable and hates the language of conformity, since conformity has a whiff of the inhuman about it.(Anthony Burgess)
.人性是不能改造也无发统一的，并且一致性本身带有不人道的意味.(安东尼·伯吉斯)

An inhalation, as of air or smoke:
一吸：吸入空气或烟雾：
例句：
Take a whiff of this pipe.
抽一口这烟斗

Baseball A strikeout.
【棒球】 三振出局
v.（动词）
whiffed,whiff.ing,whiffs
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To be carried in brief gusts; waft:
轻吹，轻拂；喷出：
例句：
puffs of smoke whiffing from the chimney.
一阵阵的烟从烟囱里喷出来

Sports To swing at and miss a ball or puck.
【体育运动】 未击中球
Baseball To strike out. Used of a batter.
【棒球】 三振出局：三击不中出局。用于指棒球击球手
v.tr.（及物动词）
To blow or convey in whiffs.
吹送，一阵阵喷出
To inhale through the nose; sniff:
用鼻吸；嗅：
例句：
a dog whiffing the air.
一条嗅着空气的狗

Baseball To strike out (a batter).
【棒球】 使三击不中的棒球击球员出局

来源：
Perhaps alteration of Middle English weffe [offensive smell]
可能为 中古英语 weffe的变化 [刺鼻的气味]

【引伸】
whiff.er
n.（名词）