adj.無(wú)氣味的；無(wú)臬的；遺臬已消失的

The false alibi threw the police off the scent. 那個(gè)不在犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)的偽證使警方失去了線索。

The dog easily picked up the scent of the murderer. 狗毫不費(fèi)力地嗅出了謀殺者的氣味。

The dogs lost the scent and the prisoner escaped. 警犬失去了臭跡，囚犯因而得以逃脫。

The hounds lost the scent of the fox. 這些獵犬失去了狐貍的臭跡。

The police are on the scent of the thieves. 警察發(fā)現(xiàn)了小偷的線索。

We are on the scent of an important discovery. 我們掌握了一條可能導(dǎo)致重要發(fā)現(xiàn)的線索。