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smelling salts

noun

🔊/ˈsmelɪŋ sɔːlts/, 🔊/ˈsmelɪŋ sɒlts/

🔊/ˈsmelɪŋ sɔːlts/

[plural]

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a chemical with a very strong smell, kept in a small bottle, used especially in the past for putting under the nose of a person who has become unconscious嗅盐（有刺鼻的气味，旧时用作苏醒剂）