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smell /smel/► SEE ALLsmell a ratsmell/stink to high heaventhe sweet smell of successwake up and smell the coffee
●ˌsmell a ˈrat (informal) think or suspect that sth is wrong or that sb is trying to deceive you 感觉情况不对；怀疑其中有诈◆She says that the business is making a lot of money, but I smell a rat somewhere. The figures are too good to be true.
她说公司很赚钱，可是我觉得有点不对头，这些数字好得令人难以置信。●smell/stink to high ˈheaven (informal) 1. have a very strong and unpleasant smell 气味浓烈难闻；臭气熏天◆When was the last time you cleaned the dog kennel? It stinks to high heaven.你都多久没打扫狗窝了？简直是臭气熏天。2. seem to be very dishonest or morally unacceptable 极不诚实；不道德；腐败透顶◆This whole deal stinks to high heaven. I’m sure somebody was bribed.这完全是一笔腐败不堪的交易，肯定有人受贿了。●the sweet smell of sucˈcess (informal) the pleasant feeling of being successful 成功的喜悦●wake up and smell the ˈcoffee (NAmE, informal) used to tell sb that they are wrong about a particular situation or have not been aware of sth and it is time that they realized and accepted the truth （用以提醒某人）觉悟过来，面对现实◆It’s time to wake up and smell the coffee: you’re not going to pass this course unless you start working harder.是清醒过来面对现实的时候了，你要是不加把劲，这门课就别想及格。 |