Off the scent
失去线索
🧩 词语组成解析
off
[ɔ:f, ɔf]
prep. 从…落下;离开;从…去掉;下班;
adv. 离开;距，离;被取消;下班;
adj. 不新鲜的;不能接受;不礼貌;
n. 起跑;
v. 杀死;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
scent
[sɛnt]
n. 香味，气味;嗅觉;（动物的）臭迹;痕迹，踪迹;
vt. 闻到;察觉，发觉;使充满…的气味;发出气味;
vi. 发出…的气味;有…的迹象;嗅着气味追赶;
scent(feel)→嗅出；闻出；察觉；气味；香味；嗅觉
🗣️ 情景例句
I'd like to keep her, too.
我也愿意收留她。
The crowd was dazzled by the spectacle.
人群被这一奇观弄得眼花缭乱。
Newspapers exert such tremendous influence that they can not only bring about major changes to the lives of ordinary people but can even overthrow a government.
新闻具有巨大的威力。它们不仅可以给寻常人家的生活带来重大的变化，甚至还能推翻一个政府。