putrid
adjective /ˈpjuːtrɪd/
/ˈpjuːtrɪd/
- (of dead animals or plants
) decaying and therefore smelling very bad死的动植物 synonym foul腐烂的;腐臭的 - the putrid smell of rotten meat
烂肉的臭味
- the putrid smell of rotten meat
- (informal) very unpleasant
令人厌恶(或恶心)的 - a putrid pink colour
难看的粉红色 - I pulled back from the stench of his putrid breath.
我从他恶臭的气息中挣脱出来。
- a putrid pink colour
词源late Middle English: from Latin putridus, from putrere ‘to rot’, from puter, putr- ‘rotten’.