释义 |
fetidfet‧id /ˈfetɪd/ adjective formal fetidOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin foetidus, from foetere ‘to smell bad’ - the fetid streets of the slum
- A fetid light blazed from Old Saul's sockets.
- He could almost feel hot, fetid breath warming his skin.
- I went into the street where, after the fetid air of the synagogue, I breathed in the fresh air gratefully.
- It ventured forth only to kill cattle or flatten crops, poisoning the air with its fetid breath.
- Sickness caused by overcrowding, and the damp, fetid conditions had appalled him.
- The fetid smell of swamp seeped through the concrete.
- There were no masses of poor crushed together in fetid slums, scrabbling for every crust.
- Water oozed out of the walls and as each night wore on, the heat distilled a fetid and poisonous atmosphere.
► Odoursair freshener, nounbittersweet, adjectivebody odour, nounbody spray, nounbouquet, nounfetid, adjectivefoul, adjectivefragrance, nounfragrant, adjectivefrankincense, nounfunk, nounheavy, adjectiveincense, nounminty, adjectivemusk, nounmusty, adjectiveodoriferous, adjectiveodorous, adjectiveodour, nounodourless, adjectiveolfactory, adjectiveperfume, nounperfume, verbredolent, adjectivereek, verbrich, adjectivesavour, nounscent, nounsweet, adjectivewhiff, noun having a strong bad smell SYN stinking: the black fetid water of the lake the dog’s fetid breath |