scent

香り、匂い

匂い。特に、心地よい匂いをいう。

やさしい英語で： A smell, especially a pleasant one.

• The flowers have a lovely scent.
• A sweet scent filled the room.
• I recognized the scent of her perfume.

使い方： scent of something (The scent of coffee drifted through the kitchen.)

類義語： smell, fragrance, aroma

よく使う表現： sweet scent, scent of flowers, fresh scent

残り香、匂いの跡

動物が残し、ほかの動物がたどることのできる匂い。

やさしい英語で： A smell an animal leaves behind that another animal can follow.

• The dog followed the scent.
• Heavy rain washed away the fox’s scent.
• The hounds picked up a scent near the river.

類義語： trail

よく使う表現： follow a scent, pick up scent, lose the scent

香水

体をよい香りにするためにつける液体。

やさしい英語で： A liquid you put on your body to make it smell pleasant.

• She wears a light floral scent.
• He gave her a bottle of scent.
• I dabbed a little scent on my wrists.

類義語： perfume, fragrance

よく使う表現： wear scent, bottle of scent, floral scent

嗅ぎつける、匂いを嗅ぐ

鼻で匂いを感じて何かを見つける。特に動物の探索や狩りで使う。

やさしい英語で： To notice or find something using the nose, especially when an animal searches or hunts.

• The dog scented a rabbit.
• The deer ran as soon as it scented us.
• Hounds can scent their prey from a considerable distance.

類義語： smell, sniff out

よく使う表現： scent prey, scent a fox, scent the hunter

香りをつける

何かに匂いをつける。普通はよい香りをいう。

やさしい英語で： To give something a smell, usually a pleasant one.

• Fresh flowers scent the room.
• She scented the bath water with rose oil.
• Warm bread scented the air as we entered the bakery.

使い方： scent something with something (They scented the soap with lavender oil.)

類義語： perfume

よく使う表現： scent the air, scent a room, scent something with something

察知する、感づく

はっきりした証拠がなくても、何かの存在や起こりそうなことを感じ取る。

やさしい英語で： To feel that something exists or may happen, even without clear evidence.

• She scented danger and left.
• The reporter scented a story behind the sudden resignation.
• Investors scented an opportunity when the new technology appeared.

類義語： sense, suspect, detect

よく使う表現： scent danger, scent an opportunity, scent trouble, scent a scandal

香りをつける

何かに特定の匂いをつける。普通はよい香りをいう。

やさしい英語で： To give something a particular smell, usually a pleasant one.

• The flowers scent the room.
• She scented the soap with lemon oil.
• Fresh herbs scented the warm evening air.

使い方： scent something with something (She scented the room with rose oil.)

類義語： perfume

よく使う表現： scent the air, scent with lavender