reek
verb /riːk/
/riːk/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they reek | /riːk/ /riːk/ |
he / she / it reeks | /riːks/ /riːks/ |
past simple reeked | /riːkt/ /riːkt/ |
past participle reeked | /riːkt/ /riːkt/ |
-ing form reeking | /ˈriːkɪŋ/ /ˈriːkɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] reek (of something) to smell very strongly of something unpleasant
散发臭气;发出难闻的气味 - His breath reeked of tobacco.
他满嘴烟臭味。
- His breath reeked of tobacco.
- [intransitive] reek (of something) (disapproving) to make you think that something unpleasant, wrong or dishonest is involved in a situation
明显带有,强烈地意味着(令人不快或起疑的特性) - Her denials reeked of hypocrisy.
她那样否认显然很虚伪。
- Her denials reeked of hypocrisy.
词源Old English rēocan ‘give out smoke or vapour’, rēc (noun) ‘smoke’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rieken ‘to smell’, rook ‘smoke’, German riechen ‘to smell’, Rauch ‘smoke’.