perfume

perfume

英 ['pɜːfjuːm]
　　美 [pɚ'fjum]

n. 香水；香味
　　vt. 灑香水於…；使…帶香味
　　vi. 散發香氣

v.(動詞)perfume用作名詞的意思是“香水”,轉化為動詞時意思是“使…變香”“擦〔灑〕香水於”,引申表示“充滿著香味”。perfume是及物動詞,其後接名詞或代詞作賓語。

中文詞源：

perfume 香水

per-,完全的，fume,煙氣，煙熏。其原義為煙熏消毒，後引申詞義香水。

例句：

1. As she went past there was a gust of strong perfume.
她走過時有一股濃烈的香水味。

2. There were two lemon trees and I paused to enjoy their perfume.
那裡有兩棵檸檬樹，我不禁駐足品味檸檬的芬芳。

3. She dabbed a drop of the musky perfume behind each ear.
她在兩耳後分別擦上一小滴麝香香水。

4. Amy thought she caught the faintest drift of Isabel's flowery perfume.
埃米覺得她聞到瞭伊莎貝爾身上飄出的一絲極微弱的花香味香水的味道。

5. He sniffed the perfume she wore, then gave her a quick survey.
他聞瞭聞她身上的香水味，然後又飛快地打量瞭她一眼。