dank
adjective /dæŋk/
/dæŋk/
- (especially of a place
) slightly wet, cold and unpleasant尤指地方 阴冷潮湿的;阴湿的 - a dark dank cave
阴暗潮湿的洞穴
- It was a small place with a dank smell.
那是一个小地方,有股潮湿的气味。 - The cold dank air made him shiver.
寒冷潮湿的空气让他发抖。
Collocations DictionaryDank is used with these nouns:- basement
- cave
- corridor
- …
词源Middle English: probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish dank ‘marshy spot’. - a dark dank cave