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smell¹
/smel/
verb (smelled, smelled)
(UK juga smelt, smelt /smelt/)
1 [-object]
berbau
This drink smells like wine.
Minuman ini berbau seperti anggur.
Lunch smells good.
Makan siang tercium sedap.
[+ (of sth)]
Your breath smells of beer/cigarettes.

Nafasmu bau bir/rokok.
2 [-object]
(tidak digunakan dl the continuous tenses)
berbau busuk
You really smell. Go and take a bath.
Kamu betul2 bau. Pergilah mandi.
It smells in here.
Di dalam sini bau.

3 [+object]
[tidak ada pasif] (tidak digunakan dl the continuous tenses; sering dengan can atau could)
mencium bau
Can you smell sth burning?
Dapatkah Anda mencium bau sst yg sedang terbakar?
The dog can smell a mouse.
Kucing itu dapat mencium bau tikus.

4 [+object]
membaui; memeriksa dengan mencium
(syn sniff)

Come and smell these flowers.
Datang dan bauilah bunga2 ini.

5 [-object]
mempunyai kemampuan penciuman
I’ve got the flu. I can’t smell.
Saya sakit flu. Saya tidak mempunyai kemampuan penciuman.
I can smell disappointment.
Saya bisa mengendus kekecéwaan.
■  IDIOM
| come up 
/ out of sth smelling of roses

(informal)
tetap memiliki réputasi yg baik walaupun Anda terlibat dl masalah yg membuat org berpendapat negatif tt Anda
| smell a rat (informal)
mencurigai/menduga adanya sst yg salah tt suatu keadaan
| a rose by any other name would smell as sweet
→ lihat rose¹
| wake up and smell the coffee
→ lihat wake¹
PHR v
| smell sb/sth out

(a) mencium bahaya, masalah, rasa takut, dll.
(b) menemukan sst dengan mengendus  seperti yg dilakukan oléh anjing

smell²
/smel/
noun
1 [countable]
bau
(baik yg sedap maupun tidak)
What a smell!
Sungguh bau sekali!
Where does the smell come from?
Dari mana datangnya bau itu?
a sweet/fresh smell
bau yg wangi/segar

2 [countable]
bau tak sedap
3 [uncountable]
kemampuan penciuman
He does not have a good sense of smell.
Dia tidak mempunyai kemampuan penciuman yg baik
4 [countable, usually singular]
tindakan membaui; penciuman

(syn sniff)
■  IDIOM
| the sweet mell of success

→ lihat sweet¹

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