smell

におい、香り

空気中にあり、鼻で感じられるもの。

やさしい英語で： Something in the air that you notice with your nose.

• There is a strange smell here.
• I love the smell of fresh bread.
• The kitchen was full of delicious smells.

使い方： the smell of something (The smell of coffee filled the room.)

類義語： scent, odour, aroma

よく使う表現： strong smell, smell of something, bad smell

嗅覚

鼻でにおいを感じ取る能力。

やさしい英語で： The ability to notice things in the air using your nose.

• Dogs have a strong sense of smell.
• She lost her sense of smell during the illness.
• Taste and smell help us enjoy food.

類義語： olfaction

よく使う表現： sense of smell, keen smell

嗅ぐ、においを感じる

鼻でにおいを感じたり、においを確かめたりする。

やさしい英語で： To notice or examine something using your nose.

• I can smell coffee.
• She smelled the flowers before buying them.
• Can you smell something burning?

使い方： smell something doing something (I could smell bread baking.)

類義語： sniff, detect

よく使う表現： smell the flowers, smell something burning, smell smoke

においがする、香る

鼻で感じられるにおいを発する。

やさしい英語で： To give off something that people notice with their noses.

• The soup smells good.
• Those flowers smelled wonderful yesterday.
• Something in the kitchen is smelling delicious.

使い方： smell + adjective (The bread smells fresh.)

よく使う表現： smell good, smell sweet, smell wonderful, smell like something

臭う、悪臭がする

不快なにおいを発する。

やさしい英語で： To give off an unpleasant odour.

• Your socks smell!
• The rubbish smelled after a few days.
• Why does the bathroom smell so bad?

類義語： stink, reek

よく使う表現： smell bad, smell terrible, smell awful