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单词 dank
释义 dank
I. \ˈdaŋk\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English danke, adjective & noun, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse dökk pit, pool, Swedish (dial.) dunken moist; akin to Old High German tunkal dark, obscure, Old Norse dökkr dark, Latvian danga mudhole, Hittite dankuiš dark, Old English dim — more at dim
1. : wet or moist especially in a disagreeable way : damp, humid
 < dank caves >
 < the air came up cold and dank from the surface of the water — Dorothy Sayers >
 < the dank hot lowlands of Amazonia >
2. : rank
 < a dank smell of rotting vegetation >
 < dank horror, foul and leering — Claudia Cassidy >
Synonyms: see wet
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English danke
1. : moisture, wetness
 < the raw dank of the November afternoon — Marguerite Steen >
2. : a wet place : marsh
 < a dank crisscrossed by the numerous streams of the Pearl river delta — American Guide Series: Louisiana >
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