AEE: How to Talk About Scents that You Love in English 1. perfume 香水... in a bottle with a big bland name. spray喷 on wrist and neck. perfume is commercial , it's a product. 2. aroma it could be perfumes,generally it can be any good smell. eg, aroma of cake 蛋糕味的香水/香味 3. fragrance 香味 芬芳 , it could be a perfume . eg, what perfume/ fragrance are you wearing ? we wouldn't say what aroma are you wearing. it could also be the smell, good smell, positive scents . eg, the fragrance of the flowers really set them mood. 4. cologne古龙 usually for men, perfume for women. 5. scents it could also be perfume. 香味 芬芳 eg, what scents are you wearing ? it could be general good smell. eg, strawberry is my favorite scent. is there a cake ,i can smell a strong scent . it could be traits 踪迹 线索 eg, on a criminal investigation, dogs trained to go on the woods to follow a scent . in the airport/ in DIA (美国防情报局Defense Intelligence Agency）dogs ... drugs . drug dogs 缉毒犬 detection dogs 侦查犬 sniffer dogs 嗅探犬 people have different level of strength of smell. you look great . oh thanks. did you get a new perfume ?( the product) yes, i got this new fragrance by ...(品牌名) oh it's really good, sometimes the scents can bother my allergies过敏, but this just smells great. good, I'm grad. Dan sometimes wears cologne and that's too strong. don't buy aroma in my car of cake. why would i mind that ? it may make you hungry. i will try some at the party.

The difference between aroma, fragrance, perfume and scents 1. prefum(usually find it in a bottle usually with a brand name, like Channel. For celebrities or commercial usage) a type of product(香水) 2. aroma(aroma could be perfume, generally it's used to talk about good smell. It could be any smell.) Ex: The aroma of freshly baked cookies can help to sell a house. 3. fragrance(It could be perfume like "Cologne". It could be also smell or scent which is positive and good, like flowers) Ex: What fragrance are you wearing?(perfume) ✗: What aroma are you wearing? 4. scent(It could be also perfume. It could be general, not only for beautiful smell like flowers or perfume) Ex: Strawberry is my favorite scent. Ex: What scent are you wearing? Ex: Is there a cake in here. I can smell a strong scent.

Role play A: You look great! B: Thanks! A: Wow, did you get new perfume? B: Yes , got this new fragrance by July Roberts. A: Oh, it's reat good. Sometimes the scents can bother my allergies, but this just smells great! B: I'm glad. A: Dan sometimes with Cologne that is too strong. Ok, don't mind(没听清) aroma of cake in my car. B: Oh, why would I mind that？ A: It may make you hungry. B: I will try it at some party.

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