哈利波特与魔法石|scent 竟然可以表示察觉到
“Aunt Petunia obvioulsy scented danger,too.”这句话出现在哈利波特与魔法石第二章，scent 竟然可以用来表示察觉到。察觉到、预感到用英语怎么说，这还真是平时没想过一个的问题。
哈利波特与魔法石第二章
to begin to feel that sth exists or about to happen
这句话中scent是动词，意思是觉察出、预感到
- The press could sense a scandal.（媒体察觉到或许有丑闻）
- Halfway through the game, the team could already scent victory.
to give sth a particular, pleasant smell 使具有香味
- Roses scented the night air.（夜空中弥漫着玫瑰花香）
the smell that a person or an animal leaves behind and that other animals such as dogs can follow. 人的气味；动物留下的气味
- The dog must have lost her scent. （狗一定是闻不到她的气味了）
香水
a bottle of scent
having a strong pleasant smell
有香气的
scented candle，scented soap
习语
on the scent 已获得线索
- "We're on the scent of something big," said the police chief.
- Scientists are on the scent of a cure.
throw/put sb off the scent 使失去线索、摆脱追踪者
- She changed taxis to throw her pursuers off the scent.
