scent, übersetzung im Collins English Cobuild & Thesaurus Wörterbuch

scent (scents plural & 3rd person present) (scenting present participle) (scented past tense & past participle )

1 n-count The scent of something is the pleasant smell that it has. (=fragrance)
Flowers are chosen for their scent as well as their look.

2 verb If something scents a place or thing, it makes it smell pleasant.
Jasmine flowers scent the air... V n

3  n-mass Scent is a liquid which women put on their necks and wrists to make themselves smell nice.
(BRIT) (=perfume)
She dabbed herself with scent.
in AM, use perfume

4 n-var The scent of a person or animal is the smell that they leave and that other people sometimes follow when looking for them.
A police dog picked up the murderer's scent...

5 verb When an animal scents something, it becomes aware of it by smelling it. (=smell)
...dogs which scent the hidden birds. V n