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stench

UK //stentʃ//US //stentʃ//

词源

源自古英语 'stenc',意为气味或香味,后演变为指难闻的气味。与古高地德语 'stanc'(气味)同源。

noun

❶ 指强烈而难闻的气味,通常令人不适或恶心,常用于描述腐烂物、化学品等散发的臭味。

“The stench from the garbage dump was unbearable.”

(垃圾场散发出的恶臭令人难以忍受。)

“A foul stench filled the room after the experiment failed.”

(实验失败后,房间里弥漫着一股难闻的臭味。)

同义词:odor, reek, smell, stench

verb

❶ 散发出难闻的气味,通常指气味强烈且令人不快。

“The kitchen stank of spoiled milk.”

(厨房里弥漫着变质牛奶的臭味。)

“His clothes stank after working in the fish market all day.”

(在鱼市工作一整天后,他的衣服散发着臭味。)

同义词:reek, smell, stink

常见短语

stench of corruption — 比喻腐败或道德败坏的现象,带有强烈的负面含义。

“The scandal left a stench of corruption in the government.”

(这起丑闻给政府留下了腐败的恶名。)