whiffs

英 [wɪfs]

美 [wɪfs]

n. 一点儿气味; 一股气味; 轻微的迹象(或感觉); 一点点; 些许; 挥空(击球未中)
v. 有臭味; 发臭; 挥空棒(击球未中)
whiff的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 一阵(气味)
If there is awhiff ofa particular smell, you smell it only slightly or only for a brief period of time, for example as you walk past someone or something.
1. He caught a whiff of her perfume.
  他闻到了她身上的一股香水味。
N-COUNT 轻微的征兆;迹象
Awhiff ofsomething bad or harmful is a slight sign of it.
1. Not a whiff of scandal has ever tainted his private life...
  他的私生活没有爆出过一丁点儿的丑闻。
2. The TV show had the whiff of hypocrisy and pomposity.
  这个电视节目有些伪善和夸耀的嫌疑。