whiff /wɪf/ TEM8

• 1. 

  N-COUNT If there is a whiff of a particular smell, you smell it only slightly or only for a brief period of time, for example, as you walk past someone or something. (气味等) 微弱的一阵

  例：

  He caught a whiff of her perfume.

  他闻到了她身上的一丝香水味。

• 2. 

  V to have an unpleasant smell; stink 发臭 [英国英语] [slang]