cologne
cologne — 名詞
1. A light liquid with a mild pleasant smell that people put on their skin or cloth
古龍水
香味較淡的香水
A light liquid with a mild pleasant smell that people put on their skin or clothes, not as strong as perfume.
Ravi sprayed some cologne on his neck before heading to his sister's wedding ceremony.
Ravi 在前往妹妹婚禮前，往脖子上噴了一些古龍水。
collocation: a bottle of cologne
Yara put on cologne before the party, and the smell filled the room when she entered.
Yara 在派對前噴了古龍水，走進房間時香氣充滿了整個空間。
This new cologne from Kofi smells like cedar and lemon peel.
Kofi 的這款新古龍水聞起來有雪松和檸檬皮的香氣。
Priya chose a fresh cologne for the beach trip, not the heavy perfume she wears in winter.
Priya 選擇了清新的古龍水去海邊度夏，而不是她冬天用的濃郁香水。
The shop on Main Street sells over twenty different colognes from Europe.
Main Street 上的那家店販售超過二十種來自歐洲的不同古龍水。
- perfume
stronger and more concentrated than cologne; the general term for any fragrant liquid worn on the body
- fragrance
a broader, more formal term that covers perfumes, colognes, and other scented products
- eau de toilette
a medium-strength scented product, between cologne and perfume in concentration
- scent
an informal, general word for any pleasant smell, including but not limited to cologne
用法筆記
Unlike perfume, which is almost always uncountable, cologne is commonly used as both an uncountable noun ('some cologne') and a countable noun ('several new colognes') when referring to different types or brands.