smelt
smelt — 動詞
1. the form of the verb 'smell' used when an action of noticing a scent happened in
聞；嗅
動詞 smell 的過去式及過去分詞
the form of the verb 'smell' used when an action of noticing a scent happened in the past, or when a past smelling action is described with a helper verb like 'have' or 'had'.
Jenna smelt smoke as soon as she stepped off the train at the station.
Jenna 一走下火車，就聞到了車站裡的煙味。
past simple with time reference 'as soon as'
Minh had already smelt the gas leak before the alarm went off in the building.
Minh 在警報響起之前，就已經聞到了瓦斯漏氣的味道。
past perfect: 'had + smelt' showing earlier action
The puppy smelt the food bowl and ran across the kitchen floor happily.
小狗聞到了食物碗的味道，開心地跑過廚房地板。
Théo held the cheese and smelt it to decide if it was still good.
Théo 拿起那塊起司聞了聞，看是否還能吃。
Hui realised she had never smelt anything as fresh as the air after the storm.
Hui 發現自己從未聞過像暴風雨後那樣清新的空氣。
文法句型
smelt + [noun phrase] (past simple)
have/has/had + smelt (past participle)
用法筆記
Both 'smelt' and 'smelled' are accepted past forms of 'smell'. 'Smelt' is more common in British English; 'smelled' appears more often in American English. The past tense of the metal-extraction verb 'smelt' (sense 2) is 'smelted', not 'smelt'.
常見錯誤
2. to use intense heat on mineral ore or discarded metal items, causing a chemical
冶煉
加熱礦石以提煉純金屬
to use intense heat on mineral ore or discarded metal items, causing a chemical reaction that releases the pure metal from unwanted materials so it can be collected and reshaped.
Arjun works at a factory where they smelt copper from ore brought from the mine.
Arjun 在一家工廠工作，工廠從礦區運來的礦石中冶煉銅。
smelt + metal + from + source (ore)
The villagers learned to smelt iron by building a furnace from clay and stones.
村民們學會了用黏土和石頭建造熔爐來冶煉鐵。
smelt + metal + by + method
Wren watched the team smelt old aluminium cans into flat sheets for roofing.
Wren 看著團隊把舊鋁罐冶煉成屋頂用的平板。
Felix explained that you need temperatures above one thousand degrees to smelt iron ore.
Felix 解釋說，要冶煉鐵礦需要超過一千度的高溫。
Gold has been smelted from river sand in this region for over two thousand years.
在這個地區，從河沙中冶煉黃金已經持續了兩千多年。
- refine
broader — means to purify any substance (sugar, oil, metal), not limited to heating ore
- extract
more general — removing something from a source, not necessarily by heat
- melt down
informal — focuses on turning metal objects into liquid for reuse, not on ore processing
- process
even broader — any series of steps to prepare or treat a material
文法句型
smelt + [metal/ore] + from + [source]
smelt + [material] + into + [product]
用法筆記
Smelting is not the same as melting. Melting only changes a solid into a liquid by heat without changing its chemical makeup. Smelting causes a chemical reaction that separates the metal from other substances like oxygen or sulfur in the ore. The subject is often a person, company, or community involved in industrial or craft metalwork.
常見錯誤
smelt — 名詞
1. a small, shiny fish with a silver colour that lives in cold salt water near coas
胡瓜魚
一種小型銀色食用魚
a small, shiny fish with a silver colour that lives in cold salt water near coasts and often travels into rivers to lay eggs; it is valued as food and has a mild, slightly sweet taste.
Folake bought a bag of fresh smelt from the fish market near the harbour.
Folake 在港口附近的魚市場買了一袋新鮮的胡瓜魚。
food context: buying smelt at market
Each spring, groups of smelt swim up rivers to lay their eggs in the gravel.
每年春天，大批胡瓜魚游到河的上游，在礫石中產卵。
biology: spawning migration pattern
Bao ordered crispy fried smelt with lemon juice and a side of salad.
Bao 點了一盤酥炸胡瓜魚，搭配檸檬汁和一份沙拉。
The number of smelt in Lake Michigan has dropped because of changes in water temperature.
由於水溫變化，密西根湖中的胡瓜魚數量已經減少了。
- rainbow smelt
the most common species, found in North America, Europe, and East Asia
- whitebait
a general term for very small, soft-boned fish eaten whole, including young smelt
- capelin
a similar small silvery fish from the same family (Osmeridae)
文法句型
[countable] a smelt; [plural] smelt or smelts
用法筆記
The noun 'smelt' is unrelated to either verb sense of 'smelt' (extract metal or past of 'smell'). The fish name comes from a different historical source. The plural can be 'smelt' (unchanged) or 'smelts'; both forms are used.