单词 | stink |
释义 | stink ![]() v. stank (stăngk) or stunk (stŭngk), stunk, stink·ing, stinks v.intr. 1. To emit a strong foul odor: The basement stinks of mildew. 2. Slang a. To be of an extremely low or bad quality: These golf clubs stink. b. To be in extremely bad repute: His name has stunk ever since that scandal. c. To be morally offensive or have the appearance of dishonesty or corruption: Something about her testimony stinks. d. To have something to an extreme or offensive degree: a family that is stinking with money; an act that stinks of jealousy. v.tr. To cause to stink: garbage that stinks up the yard. n. Idiom: 1. A strong offensive odor; a stench. See Synonyms at stench. 2. Slang A scandal or controversy: "the stink over sexual politics in the military" (David Nyhan). make/raise a stink Slang To make a great fuss. [Middle English stinken, from Old English stincan, to emit a smell.] stinky adj. |
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