rancid
adjective /ˈrænsɪd/
/ˈrænsɪd/
- if food containing fat is rancid, it tastes or smells unpleasant because it is no longer fresh
（含油食品）变质的，变味的，哈喇的 - rancid butter
变质黄油 - Butter soon goes/turns (= becomes) rancid in this heat.
黄油在这种高温下很快就会变臭。 - There was a rancid smell coming from the kitchen.
厨房传来一股腐臭的味道。
Collocations DictionaryRancid is used with these nouns:- butter
- meat
- oil
- …
词源early 17th cent.: from Latin rancidus ‘stinking’. - rancid butter