stink
verb /stɪŋk/
/stɪŋk/
(informal)动词形式
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they stink | /stɪŋk/ /stɪŋk/ |
he / she / it stinks | /stɪŋks/ /stɪŋks/ |
past simple stank | /stæŋk/ /stæŋk/ |
past simple stunk | /stʌŋk/ /stʌŋk/ |
past participle stunk | /stʌŋk/ /stʌŋk/ |
-ing form stinking | /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] stink (of something) to have a strong, unpleasant smell
synonym reek有臭味;有难闻的气味 - Her breath stank of garlic.
她嘴里有股大蒜味。 - It stinks of smoke in here.
这儿有股烟味。 - Don't go in there—it stinks.
别进去,那里很臭。
- Her breath stank of garlic.
- [intransitive] stink (of something) to seem very bad, unpleasant or dishonest
让人觉得很糟糕;令人厌恶;似乎有不正当行为 - The whole business stank of corruption.
这件事从头到尾都有腐败嫌疑。 - ‘What do you think of the idea?’ ‘I think it stinks.’
“你觉得这个主意怎么样?” “我觉得是个馊主意。”
- The whole business stank of corruption.
词源Old English stincan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German stinken, also to stench.