smell
gb/smˈɛl/ us/smˈɛl/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 2700
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A1
property
1
The quality of a scent
The way something smells.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the smell of [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'smell' (noun) with 'smelly' (adjective). 'Smelly' describes something that has a strong or unpleasant smell.
คำพ้องความหมาย
odor (More formal; can be neutral or negative depending on context.)
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scent (Often suggests a pleasant smell, especially from flowers or perfume.)
คำตรงข้าม
freshness (Indicates the absence of an unpleasant smell.)
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strong smell
|pleasant smell
|bad smell
|faint smell
|distinct smell
หัวข้อ
daily life
|senses
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The kitchen was filled with the smell of fresh bread.
- I can’t stand the smell of cigarette smoke.
- There was a strange smell coming from the garage.
- The smell of the ocean always reminds me of summer.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I like the smell of coffee.
- The room has a bad smell.
- This flower has a sweet smell.
- I smell food in the kitchen.
คำกริยา
A1
action
2
Notice a scent through the nose
To know that something has a smell by using your nose.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to smell [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes say 'smell at' instead of just 'smell' when talking about detecting something.
คำพ้องความหมาย
detect (General term; not limited to scents.)
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sniff (To breathe in through the nose, often deliberately, to detect a smell.)
คำตรงข้าม
ignore (Not notice or pay attention to a smell.)
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smell smoke
|smell perfume
|smell flowers
|smell gas
หัวข้อ
daily life
|senses
|body
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- I can smell gas in the kitchen.
- She smelled the flowers before placing them in the vase.
- He smelled smoke and called the fire department immediately.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I smell food in the kitchen.
- Can you smell the flowers?
- I smell something burning.
คำกริยา
A2
action
3
Deliberately sniff something
To move your nose close to something to find out what it smells like.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to smell [something] to see if...
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse this deliberate action with simply noticing a scent without trying.
คำพ้องความหมาย
sniff (Implies short, sharp inhalations; often informal.)
คำตรงข้าม
avoid smelling (To intentionally not bring something close to your nose.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
smell the milk
|smell the roses
|smell the food
หัวข้อ
daily life
|senses
|body
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She smelled the milk to check if it was fresh.
- He smelled the shirt to see if it was clean.
- I always smell food before tasting it.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I smell the milk to see if it is bad.
- He smells the flowers every morning.
- Smell this cheese. Is it good?
คำกริยา
A1
state
4
Give off a scent or odor
To have a certain smell.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[something] smells [adjective]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes add 'like' incorrectly (e.g., 'It smells like delicious' instead of 'It smells delicious').
คำพ้องความหมาย
reek (Strongly negative connotation; very unpleasant smell.)
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emit an odor (Technical or formal expression for giving off a smell.)
คำตรงข้าม
be odorless (Have no detectable smell.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
smells good
|smells bad
|smells fresh
หัวข้อ
daily life
|senses
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- This soup smells delicious.
- The garbage smells terrible.
- Her perfume smells wonderful.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The cake smells good.
- This fish smells bad.
- Your bag smells nice.
คำนาม
B1
entity
5
Ability to detect scents
The ability to know what something smells like by using your nose.
คำพ้องความหมาย
olfaction (Scientific term for the sense of smell.)
คำตรงข้าม
anosmia (Medical term for loss of sense of smell.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
loss of smell
|sense of smell
หัวข้อ
science
|senses
|body
|health
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Dogs have an excellent sense of smell.
- She lost her smell after the illness.
- Smell is one of the five senses.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Dogs have a good sense of smell.
- I lost my sense of smell when I was sick.
- Smell is important for tasting food.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
smell
IPA
GB/smˈɛl/
US/smˈɛl/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
smell (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (smell)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: smell
- Plural: smell, smells
Verb
- Base: smell
- 3rd Person Singular: smells
- Present Participle: smelling
- Past: smelled, smelt
- Past Participle: smelt
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
smells
noun
smelling
verb
smelled
verb
smelt
verb
Core family
smelly
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
odorless
adjective
Advanced or less common
smelliness
noun
จุดสำคัญด้านไวยากรณ์
- Irregular past participle: smelt Verb
วลีและสำนวน
follow one's nose
1/fˈɑloʊ wˈʌnz nˈoʊz/
idiom
informal
Go by instinct or scent without plan
To go in a direction without knowing exactly where you are going, trusting your feeling or sense of smell.
ตัวอย่าง
- Just follow your nose until you reach the bakery—you’ll smell it before you see it.
- He followed his nose through the forest and found the campsite.
have a nose for something
1/hˈæv ə nˈoʊz fɚ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
idiom
informal
Be naturally good at finding something
To be very good at finding or noticing something, especially because of experience or natural talent.
ตัวอย่าง
- She has a nose for good investments.
- Journalists need to have a nose for news.
stop and smell the roses
1/stˈɑp ˈænd smˈɛl ðə ɹˈoʊzɪz/
idiom
informal
Pause to enjoy life's simple things
To take time to relax and enjoy small, pleasant things in life.
ตัวอย่าง
- You’ve been working too hard—stop and smell the roses once in a while.
- Traveling taught me to stop and smell the roses.
smell a rat
1/smˈɛl ə ɹˈæt/
idiom
informal
Suspect dishonesty or wrongdoing
To think that something is wrong or someone is doing something bad or dishonest.
ตัวอย่าง
- When she arrived so late, I began to smell a rat.
- I smell a rat—these numbers are too good to be true.
- I smelled a rat when he offered such a low price.
- The police began to smell a rat when his story kept changing.