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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Scent \Scent\, v. i.
   1. To have a smell. [Obs.]

            Thunderbolts . . . do scent strongly of brimstone.
                                                  --Holland.

   2. To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.

Scent \Scent\, n.
   1. That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory
      organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an
      orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.

            With lavish hand diffuses scents ambrosial. --Prior.

   2. Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in
      passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence,
      course of pursuit; track of discovery.

            He gained the observations of innumerable ages, and
            traveled upon the same scent into Ethiopia. --Sir W.
                                                  Temple.

   3. The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of
      nice scent; to divert the scent. --I. Watts.

Scent \Scent\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scented}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Scenting}.] [Originally sent, fr. F. sentir to feel, to
   smell. See {Sense}.]
   1. To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to
      scent game, as a hound does.

            Methinks I scent the morning air.     --Shak.

   2. To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.

            Balm from a silver box distilled around, Shall all
            bedew the roots, and scent the sacred ground.
                                                  --Dryden.

資料來源 : WordNet®

scent
     n 1: a distinctive odor that is pleasant [syn: {aroma}, {fragrance},
           {perfume}]
     2: an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be
        traced
     3: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: {olfactory
        property}, {smell}, {aroma}, {odor}, {odour}]

scent
     v 1: cause to smell or be smelly [syn: {odorize}, {odourise}]
          [ant: {deodorize}, {deodorize}]
     2: catch the scent of; get wind of; "The dog nosed out the
        drugs" [syn: {nose}, {wind}]
     3: apply perfume to; "She perfumes herself every day" [syn: {perfume}]