stink
verb
noun
stɪŋk
verb
1
to
have
a
strong
and
very
unpleasant
smell
散发恶臭，发臭味
It
stinks
in
here!
这里很臭！
[+
of
]
His
breath
stank
of
alcohol.
他嘴里一股酒气。
The
toilets
stank
to
high
heaven
(=stank
very
much)
.
那些厕所臭气熏天。
2
used
to
say
that
something
is
bad,
unfair,
dishonest
etc
[口] 让人感觉糟糕，令人厌恶
spoken
Don’t
eat
there
–
the
food
stinks!
别在那里吃，菜糟透了！
The
whole
justice
system
stinks.
整个司法系统都腐败透了。
3
to
fill
a
place
with
a
very
unpleasant
smell
使…充满难闻的味道
Those
onions
are
stinking
the
whole
house
out.
那些洋葱弄得满屋子都是一股难闻的气味。
noun
4
a
very
bad
smell
恶臭，难闻的气味;
[+
of
]
the
stink
of
burning
rubber
橡胶燃烧发出的恶臭
5
cause/kick up/make etc a stink
to
complain
very
strongly
强烈抱怨; 大吵大闹
Activists
have
raised
a
stink
about
the
shipments
of
nuclear
waste.
积极分子就运输核废料一事大闹了一场。
6
work/run/go like stink
to
work
etc
as
fast
and
as
well
as
you
can
[英，过时] 卖力地工作/奔跑/行走
BrE old-fashioned
We
had
to
work
like
stink
to
meet
the
deadline.
为了能在最后期限之前完成，我们只得拼命干。