单词 | stink |
释义 | stink /stingk/, v. , stank or, often, stunk; stunk; stinking; n. v.i. 1. to emit a strong offensive smell. 2. to be offensive to honesty or propriety; to be in extremely bad repute or disfavor. 3. Informal. to be disgustingly inferior: That book stinks. 4. Slang. to have a large quantity of something (usually fol. by of or with): They stink of money. She stinks with jewelry. v.t. 5. to cause to stink or be otherwise offensive (often fol. by up): an amateurish performance that really stank up the stage. 6. stink out, to repel or drive out by means of a highly offensive smell. n. 7. a strong offensive smell; stench. 8. Informal. an unpleasant fuss; scandal: There was a big stink about his accepting a bribe. 9. stinks, (used with a sing. v.) Brit. Slang. chemistry as a course of study. [bef. 900; (v.) ME stinken, OE stincan; (n.) ME, deriv. of the v.; c. G stinken. (v.); cf. STENCH] Syn. 1. reek. |
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