
stinking
词源
源自中古英语 'stinking',与动词 'stink'(发臭)同源,可追溯至古英语 'stincan'(散发气味)。
adjective
❶ 形容气味难闻或恶臭的,通常指腐烂、变质或化学物质产生的强烈臭味。
“The stinking garbage made everyone cover their noses.”
(恶臭的垃圾让所有人都捂住了鼻子。)
“He threw away the stinking fish that had gone bad.”
(他扔掉了已经变质的臭鱼。)
❶ 用于强调愤怒、厌恶或不满的情绪,表示极其糟糕或令人不快的状态。
“I'm sick of this stinking job with no future.”
(我受够了这份没有前途的烂工作。)
“He lost all his money in that stinking scam.”
(他在那场该死的骗局中输光了所有钱。)
adverb
❶ 极其,非常(用于强调程度,通常带有负面情绪)。
“He's stinking rich but never helps anyone.”
(他富得流油却从不帮助别人。)
“That movie was stinking boring.”
(那部电影无聊透顶。)
常见短语
stinking rich — 形容某人极其富有,通常带有羡慕或讽刺的意味。
“He became stinking rich after selling his tech company.”
(卖掉科技公司后,他变得富得流油。)
stinking to high heaven — 形容某物气味极其难闻,或某事明显有问题或腐败。
“The deal stinks to high heaven—there must be corruption involved.”
(这笔交易明显有问题,肯定涉及腐败。)