哈利波特与魔法石 第二章
Aunt Petunia obvioulsy scented danger,too.
to begin to feel that sth exists or about to happen这句话中scent是动词，意思是觉察出、预感到
- The press could sense a scandal.（媒体察觉到或许有丑闻）
- Halfway through the game, the team could already scent victory.
Roses scented the night air.（夜空中弥漫着玫瑰花香）
the smell that a person or an animal leaves behind and that other animals such as dogs can follow. 人的气味；动物留下的气味The dog must have lost her scent. （狗一定是闻不到她的气味了）
香水a bottle of scent
having a strong pleasant smellscented candle，scented soap
习语
on the scent 已获得线索- "We're on the scent of something big," said the police chief.
- Scientists are on the scent of a cure.
- She changed taxis to throw her pursuers off the scent.
