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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   whiff

   • IPA[(h)wif]

   美式

   • n.
     a smell that is only smelled briefly or faintly；an act of sniffing or inhaling, typically so as to determine or savor a scent
   • v.
     get a brief or faint smell of；(chiefly in baseball or golf) try unsuccessfully to hit the ball.

   • verb: whiff, 3rd person present: whiffs, gerund or present participle: whiffing, past tense: whiffed, past participle: whiffed

   • noun: whiff, plural noun: whiffs

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a smell that is only smelled briefly or faintly I caught a whiff of peachy perfume 同義詞 faint smell, brief smell, trace, sniff, scent, ... 更多odor, aroma
   • ▪ an act of sniffing or inhaling, typically so as to determine or savor a scent one whiff of clothing and Fido was off
   • ▪ a trace or hint of something bad, menacing, or exciting here was a man with a whiff of danger about him 同義詞 trace, hint, note, suggestion, impression, ... 更多suspicion, soupçon, touch, nuance, intimation, trifle, drop, dash, tinge, tincture, streak, vein, shred, crumb, shadow, breath, whisper, air, savor, flavor, element, overtone, scintilla, jot, bit, spot, speck, iota, informalsmidgen, tad
   • 2. a puff or breath of air or smoke whiffs of smoke emerged from the boiler 同義詞 puff, gust, blast, rush, flurry, ... 更多gale, breath, draft, waft
   • 3. North American informal (chiefly in baseball or golf) an unsuccessful attempt to hit the ball.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. get a brief or faint smell of he screwed up his nose as if he'd whiffed Limburger
   • 2. North American informal (chiefly in baseball or golf) try unsuccessfully to hit the ball.