to whiff
01
闻, 嗅
to detect a faint scent by inhaling through the nose
Transitive: to whiff a faint scent
例子
She whiffs the scent of flowers in her garden every morning.
她每天早上都会嗅到花园里花的香味。
Right now, I am whiffing the fragrance of a delicious meal cooking in the kitchen.
现在，我正在嗅厨房里烹饪的美味餐点的香气。
02
轻吹, 咕哝
to utter something with a quick exhale of breath
Transitive: to whiff a remark
例子
She whiffed a sarcastic remark under her breath when she heard his excuse.
当她听到他的借口时，她低声呼出了一句讽刺的话。
He whiffed a curse word as he stubbed his toe on the table.
当他脚趾撞到桌子时，他呼出了一句脏话。
03
呼出, 喷烟
to exhale the smoke from a cigarette, pipe, or other smoking device
Transitive: to whiff a smoke
例子
He stepped outside to whiff a cigarette.
他走出去抽了一口烟。
Despite his efforts to quit, he still occasionally whiffed a cigarette.
尽管他努力戒烟，但他偶尔还是会抽一支烟。
04
挥棒落空, 挥击未中
(in sports) to swing and miss while attempting to hit a ball
Intransitive: to whiff at a ball
例子
Despite his best efforts, he whiffed at the baseball pitch and struck out.
尽管他尽了最大努力，他还是挥棒落空了棒球投球并三振出局。
With a powerful swing, he whiffed at the tennis ball, narrowly missing it.
他用力一挥，whiff了网球，差点没打中。
05
吹送, 随风飘送
to carry something by or as if by a sudden puff or gust of air
Transitive: to whiff a scent or smell somewhere
例子
The breeze whiffed the scent of freshly baked bread from the bakery across the street.
微风吹来了街对面面包店新鲜出炉的面包的香味。
As she opened the window, it whiffed the fragrance of blooming flowers into the room.
当她打开窗户时，一阵风把盛开的花朵的芬芳吹进了房间。
Whiff
01
一阵微风, 一阵轻风
a short light gust of air
02
挥棒落空, 未击中的挥棒
a swing and miss by the batter, where the bat fails to make contact with the ball
例子
He swung hard but had a whiff on the high fastball.
他用力挥棒但对高快速球挥棒落空。
The batter 's whiff on the curveball gave the pitcher an advantage.
击球手对曲线球的挥棒落空给了投手一个优势。
03
一种从新英格兰到巴西沿海水域发现的左眼比目鱼, 比目鱼
a lefteye flounder found in coastal waters from New England to Brazil
