How to say "tastes/smells like"
dixch
March 09, 2013, 04:29 AM posted in Grammar QuestionsIs there a direct translation for "this smells like that?". The best I can find in the dictionary is "味同嚼蜡“ (tastes as if one is chewing wax, meaning tasteless). Can I use this pattern for everything? Can you use it for metaphors?
e.g.
This plum tastes like my childhood
这个李子有童年的味道。 Or 这个李子味同我的同年。
This cake tastes like vanilla
这个蛋糕味同香草
Your room smells like socks
你房间有脏袜子的臭
How about “the smell of..."
e.g. Our living room is filled with the smell of wet washing
我们客厅被湿衣服的味道满
verazhang100
March 11, 2013, 06:57 AMThe best structure will be "吃起来像……chī qǐ lái xiàng ” or "闻起来像……wén qǐ lái xiàng "。
This cake tastes like vanilla这个蛋糕吃起来像香草。
Your room smells like socks你的房间闻起来像臭袜子。
The smell of ... is ...的味道。
湿衣服的味道。
BTW, what's 湿衣服的味道？