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单词 fetid
释义
fetidfet‧id /ˈfetɪd/ adjective formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINfetid
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin foetidus, from foetere ‘to smell bad’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • the fetid streets of the slum
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • 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.
word sets
WORD SETS
air 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
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