Tra từ scent - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

scent [scent scents scented scenting] noun, verb BrE [sent] NAmE [sent]
noun
1. uncountable, countable the pleasant smell that sth has
•The air was filled with the scent of wild flowers.
•These flowers have no scent.
2. uncountable, countable, usually singular the smell that a person or an animal leaves behind and that other animals such as dogs can follow
Syn: ↑trail
•The dogs must have lost her scent.
•The hounds were now on the scent of (= following the smell of) the fox.
3. uncountable (especially BrE)a liquid with a pleasant smell that you wear on your skin to make it smell nice
•a bottle of scent
•She dabbed some scent on her neck.
4. ~ of sth singular the feeling that sth is present or is going to happen very soon
•The scent of victory was in the air.
•There is an unmistakeable scent of recovery in the air.

Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the sense of smell): from Old French sentir ‘perceive, smell’, from Latin sentire. The addition of -c- (in the 17th cent.) is unexplained.

Example Bank:
•From the vine outside came the scent of honey.
•One of the hounds had picked up the scent of a fox.
•She dabbed some scent on her wrists.
•She reeked of cheap scent.
•The air was filled with the scent of lilac.
•The cat had left its scent on the sofa.
•The dog was on the scent of a rabbit.
•The flowers give off a heady scent at night.
•The hounds have the scent.
•The scent of incense lingered in the air.
•This flower has no scent.
•the fresh scent of flowers
•the heavy scent of Indian cooking
•Apple blossom has a delicate scent.
•Most flying insects are attracted by various scents.
•The hounds were now on the scent of the fox.
Idioms: ↑on the scent ▪ ↑put somebody off the scent

verb
1. ~ sth to find sth by using the sense of smell
•The dog scented a rabbit.
2. ~ sth to begin to feel that sth exists or is about to happen
Syn: ↑sense
•The press could scent a scandal.
•By then, the team was scenting victory.
3. often passive ~ sth (with sth) to give sth a particular, pleasant smell
•Roses scented the night air.
•Scent the room with your favourite aromas.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (denoting the sense of smell): from Old French sentir ‘perceive, smell’, from Latin sentire. The addition of -c- (in the 17th cent.) is unexplained.