Definition of skunk in English:

skunk

nounskʌŋkskəŋk

1A cat-sized American mammal of the weasel family, with distinctive black-and-white striped fur. When threatened it squirts a fine spray of foul-smelling irritant liquid from its anal glands towards its attacker.
臭鼬
Mephitis and other genera, family Mustelidae: several species, in particular the striped skunk (M. mephitis)
Example sentencesExamples
- She laughed and laughed while father told her about the time he got sprayed by a skunk.
- Striped skunks sometimes eat crops and raid chicken pens, though this is rare.
- The number of rabid skunks documented in Texas was relatively low through the 1990s.
- Like that amorous skunk Pepé Le Pew, you're determined to make a luscious someone yours, even if she thinks you're stinky.
- There is only a dead skunk where water on road would be.
- The weasel family includes such colourful characters as otters, wolverines, skunks, minks and badgers.
- Burrows are also often shared with other mammals such as rabbits, skunks and possums.
- He also can't smell skunk so I'm not sure what I expect.
- Then again, does the smell of a skunk's spray necessarily follow the skunk out of the room?
- Striped skunks use scent marking to communicate presence and reproductive state to other skunks.
- The thought of a bar on a Saturday night was as appealing as a dead skunk.
- At birth, baby striped skunks are blind, deaf, and extremely immature.
- There was, it turned out, a dead, bloated skunk trapped just beneath one of the storm sewer grates in the alley next to our house.
- Something about it was not what I'm used to, but it still smelled like skunk.
- The spray from a skunk will not cause permanent blindness.
- Outside there would be the pervasive odor of skunk.
- No, I lived in the city, and I knew the smell of skunk quite well.
- They can be shot or trapped or otherwise killed as a nuisance animal, like gophers, skunks or weasels, Holsten said.
- All kinds of critters like to dine on poultry, including raccoons, skunks, opossums, weasels, foxes, coyotes, dogs and feral cats.
1. 1.1mass noun The fur of the skunk.
  臭鼬皮
  Example sentencesExamples
  After purchasing a cap made of skunk fur and unable to hold any more purchases, he found himself back at the kissing booth.
2. 1.2informal A contemptible person.
  〈非正式〉卑鄙的人
  he'd run up a massive phone bill and hadn't paid—the skunk
  Example sentencesExamples
  I got some arranging to do and we don't want that skunk to know we smell him yet.
  Some talk as if you were the skunk at the garden party.
  He's a wily, nefarious skunk, is what he is, gang.
  I can't believe that stinky skunk hung up on me!
  Synonyms
  scoundrel, villain, rogue, rascal, brute, animal, weasel, snake, monster, ogre, wretch, devil, good-for-nothing, reprobate, wrongdoer, evil-doer
2informal
short for skunkweed
Example sentencesExamples
- After their arrest eight days later, they said they had taken cocaine, cannabis skunk and alcohol before the robbery.
- ‘It's some of the best skunk around - it'll blow your head off,’ he said.
- You'll send a guy with a stud in his tongue and a bag of skunk in his back pocket to talk to them.
- She noticed several years ago that drawing on strong Jamaican skunk suddenly and temporarily enabled her to see things clearly.
- Officers entered the room and discovered a small quantity of skunk in a plastic bag, in Crook's jacket pocket, which was hung over a chair.
- Officers then searched his home and found seven bags of skunk cannabis and cocaine weighing 18.1g.
- They introduced a new kind of cannabis class A skunk.
- A former fugitive accused of bankrolling a massive skunk cannabis factory at an airfield near Selby has pleaded guilty to being concerned in the production of cannabis.
- Someone asked me for two pounds, in exchange for which he would provide me with a bit of skunk.
- I smoke high quality hybrid cannabis like skunk, northern lights and purple haze.
- This was one of the largest skunk cannabis factories ever discovered in mainland UK.

verbskʌŋkskəŋk

[with object]North American informal

1Defeat (someone) overwhelmingly in a game or contest, especially by preventing them from scoring at all.
彻底击败（某人）（尤指在比赛或竞赛中完全不让对方得分）
I knew he was a good fisherman, but I didn't expect him to skunk you
Example sentencesExamples
- We don't always get skunked on these expeditions.
- Just as Lola was about to skunk Sherice with her peg points the doorbell rang.
- After that, we went to play a round of pool so that I could redeem myself, and we both thought for a bit that I was going to skunk him.
- If weather skunked our 14-day road trip, we would at least hit the most spectacular ski area in Canada.
- Been skunked a few times this year, even though you used your favorite rod, went to your super-secret spot and wore your lucky underwear?
- When I got to the gate I found all of the outlets already in use - skunked again!
Synonyms
defeat, beat, best, get the better of, gain the advantage over, prevail over, triumph over, gain a victory over, trounce, rout, thrash, drub, vanquish, conquer, master, overcome, overwhelm, overpower, overthrow, crush, subdue, subjugate
2dated Fail to pay (a bill or creditor)
〈旧〉不付账，赖账
he made a practice of skunking hotels

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Abnaki segankw; variants occur in many other American Indian dialects.

Rhymes

bunk, chunk, clunk, drunk, dunk, flunk, funk, gunk, hunk, Monck, monk, plunk, shrunk, slunk, stunk, sunk, thunk, trunk

Definition of skunk in US English:

skunk

nounskəŋkskəNGk

1A cat-sized American mammal of the weasel family, with distinctive black-and-white-striped fur. When threatened it squirts a fine spray of foul-smelling irritant liquid from its anal glands toward its attacker.
臭鼬
Mephitis and other genera, family Mustelidae: several species, in particular the striped skunk (M. mephitis)
Example sentencesExamples
- All kinds of critters like to dine on poultry, including raccoons, skunks, opossums, weasels, foxes, coyotes, dogs and feral cats.
- Striped skunks sometimes eat crops and raid chicken pens, though this is rare.
- The thought of a bar on a Saturday night was as appealing as a dead skunk.
- No, I lived in the city, and I knew the smell of skunk quite well.
- Striped skunks use scent marking to communicate presence and reproductive state to other skunks.
- Something about it was not what I'm used to, but it still smelled like skunk.
- Outside there would be the pervasive odor of skunk.
- Burrows are also often shared with other mammals such as rabbits, skunks and possums.
- There is only a dead skunk where water on road would be.
- The number of rabid skunks documented in Texas was relatively low through the 1990s.
- The weasel family includes such colourful characters as otters, wolverines, skunks, minks and badgers.
- They can be shot or trapped or otherwise killed as a nuisance animal, like gophers, skunks or weasels, Holsten said.
- Like that amorous skunk Pepé Le Pew, you're determined to make a luscious someone yours, even if she thinks you're stinky.
- Then again, does the smell of a skunk's spray necessarily follow the skunk out of the room?
- The spray from a skunk will not cause permanent blindness.
- There was, it turned out, a dead, bloated skunk trapped just beneath one of the storm sewer grates in the alley next to our house.
- At birth, baby striped skunks are blind, deaf, and extremely immature.
- She laughed and laughed while father told her about the time he got sprayed by a skunk.
- He also can't smell skunk so I'm not sure what I expect.
1. 1.1 The fur of the skunk.
  臭鼬皮
  Example sentencesExamples
  After purchasing a cap made of skunk fur and unable to hold any more purchases, he found himself back at the kissing booth.
2. 1.2informal A contemptible person.
  〈非正式〉卑鄙的人
  Example sentencesExamples
  He's a wily, nefarious skunk, is what he is, gang.
  Some talk as if you were the skunk at the garden party.
  I got some arranging to do and we don't want that skunk to know we smell him yet.
  I can't believe that stinky skunk hung up on me!
  Synonyms
  scoundrel, villain, rogue, rascal, brute, animal, weasel, snake, monster, ogre, wretch, devil, good-for-nothing, reprobate, wrongdoer, evil-doer

verbskəŋkskəNGk

[with object]North American informal

1Defeat (someone) overwhelmingly in a game or contest, especially by preventing them from scoring at all.
彻底击败（某人）（尤指在比赛或竞赛中完全不让对方得分）
Example sentencesExamples
- When I got to the gate I found all of the outlets already in use - skunked again!
- After that, we went to play a round of pool so that I could redeem myself, and we both thought for a bit that I was going to skunk him.
- We don't always get skunked on these expeditions.
- Just as Lola was about to skunk Sherice with her peg points the doorbell rang.
- Been skunked a few times this year, even though you used your favorite rod, went to your super-secret spot and wore your lucky underwear?
- If weather skunked our 14-day road trip, we would at least hit the most spectacular ski area in Canada.
Synonyms
defeat, beat, best, get the better of, gain the advantage over, prevail over, triumph over, gain a victory over, trounce, rout, thrash, drub, vanquish, conquer, master, overcome, overwhelm, overpower, overthrow, crush, subdue, subjugate
2dated Fail to pay (a bill or creditor).
〈旧〉不付账，赖账

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Abnaki segankw; variants occur in many other North American Indian dialects.

单词	skunk
释义	Definition of skunk in English: skunk nounskʌŋkskəŋk 1A cat-sized American mammal of the weasel family, with distinctive black-and-white striped fur. When threatened it squirts a fine spray of foul-smelling irritant liquid from its anal glands towards its attacker. 臭鼬 Mephitis and other genera, family Mustelidae: several species, in particular the striped skunk (M. mephitis) Example sentencesExamples She laughed and laughed while father told her about the time he got sprayed by a skunk. Striped skunks sometimes eat crops and raid chicken pens, though this is rare. The number of rabid skunks documented in Texas was relatively low through the 1990s. Like that amorous skunk Pepé Le Pew, you're determined to make a luscious someone yours, even if she thinks you're stinky. There is only a dead skunk where water on road would be. The weasel family includes such colourful characters as otters, wolverines, skunks, minks and badgers. Burrows are also often shared with other mammals such as rabbits, skunks and possums. He also can't smell skunk so I'm not sure what I expect. Then again, does the smell of a skunk's spray necessarily follow the skunk out of the room? Striped skunks use scent marking to communicate presence and reproductive state to other skunks. The thought of a bar on a Saturday night was as appealing as a dead skunk. At birth, baby striped skunks are blind, deaf, and extremely immature. There was, it turned out, a dead, bloated skunk trapped just beneath one of the storm sewer grates in the alley next to our house. Something about it was not what I'm used to, but it still smelled like skunk. The spray from a skunk will not cause permanent blindness. Outside there would be the pervasive odor of skunk. No, I lived in the city, and I knew the smell of skunk quite well. They can be shot or trapped or otherwise killed as a nuisance animal, like gophers, skunks or weasels, Holsten said. All kinds of critters like to dine on poultry, including raccoons, skunks, opossums, weasels, foxes, coyotes, dogs and feral cats. 1.1mass noun The fur of the skunk. 臭鼬皮 Example sentencesExamples After purchasing a cap made of skunk fur and unable to hold any more purchases, he found himself back at the kissing booth. 1.2informal A contemptible person. 〈非正式〉卑鄙的人 he'd run up a massive phone bill and hadn't paid—the skunk Example sentencesExamples I got some arranging to do and we don't want that skunk to know we smell him yet. Some talk as if you were the skunk at the garden party. He's a wily, nefarious skunk, is what he is, gang. I can't believe that stinky skunk hung up on me! Synonyms scoundrel, villain, rogue, rascal, brute, animal, weasel, snake, monster, ogre, wretch, devil, good-for-nothing, reprobate, wrongdoer, evil-doer 2informal short for skunkweed Example sentencesExamples After their arrest eight days later, they said they had taken cocaine, cannabis skunk and alcohol before the robbery. ‘It's some of the best skunk around - it'll blow your head off,’ he said. You'll send a guy with a stud in his tongue and a bag of skunk in his back pocket to talk to them. She noticed several years ago that drawing on strong Jamaican skunk suddenly and temporarily enabled her to see things clearly. Officers entered the room and discovered a small quantity of skunk in a plastic bag, in Crook's jacket pocket, which was hung over a chair. Officers then searched his home and found seven bags of skunk cannabis and cocaine weighing 18.1g. They introduced a new kind of cannabis class A skunk. A former fugitive accused of bankrolling a massive skunk cannabis factory at an airfield near Selby has pleaded guilty to being concerned in the production of cannabis. Someone asked me for two pounds, in exchange for which he would provide me with a bit of skunk. I smoke high quality hybrid cannabis like skunk, northern lights and purple haze. This was one of the largest skunk cannabis factories ever discovered in mainland UK. verbskʌŋkskəŋk [with object]North American informal 1Defeat (someone) overwhelmingly in a game or contest, especially by preventing them from scoring at all. 彻底击败（某人）（尤指在比赛或竞赛中完全不让对方得分） I knew he was a good fisherman, but I didn't expect him to skunk you Example sentencesExamples We don't always get skunked on these expeditions. Just as Lola was about to skunk Sherice with her peg points the doorbell rang. After that, we went to play a round of pool so that I could redeem myself, and we both thought for a bit that I was going to skunk him. If weather skunked our 14-day road trip, we would at least hit the most spectacular ski area in Canada. Been skunked a few times this year, even though you used your favorite rod, went to your super-secret spot and wore your lucky underwear? When I got to the gate I found all of the outlets already in use - skunked again! Synonyms defeat, beat, best, get the better of, gain the advantage over, prevail over, triumph over, gain a victory over, trounce, rout, thrash, drub, vanquish, conquer, master, overcome, overwhelm, overpower, overthrow, crush, subdue, subjugate 2dated Fail to pay (a bill or creditor) 〈旧〉不付账，赖账 he made a practice of skunking hotels Origin Mid 17th century: from Abnaki segankw; variants occur in many other American Indian dialects. Rhymes bunk, chunk, clunk, drunk, dunk, flunk, funk, gunk, hunk, Monck, monk, plunk, shrunk, slunk, stunk, sunk, thunk, trunk Definition of skunk in US English: skunk nounskəŋkskəNGk 1A cat-sized American mammal of the weasel family, with distinctive black-and-white-striped fur. When threatened it squirts a fine spray of foul-smelling irritant liquid from its anal glands toward its attacker. 臭鼬 Mephitis and other genera, family Mustelidae: several species, in particular the striped skunk (M. mephitis) Example sentencesExamples All kinds of critters like to dine on poultry, including raccoons, skunks, opossums, weasels, foxes, coyotes, dogs and feral cats. Striped skunks sometimes eat crops and raid chicken pens, though this is rare. The thought of a bar on a Saturday night was as appealing as a dead skunk. No, I lived in the city, and I knew the smell of skunk quite well. Striped skunks use scent marking to communicate presence and reproductive state to other skunks. Something about it was not what I'm used to, but it still smelled like skunk. Outside there would be the pervasive odor of skunk. Burrows are also often shared with other mammals such as rabbits, skunks and possums. There is only a dead skunk where water on road would be. The number of rabid skunks documented in Texas was relatively low through the 1990s. The weasel family includes such colourful characters as otters, wolverines, skunks, minks and badgers. They can be shot or trapped or otherwise killed as a nuisance animal, like gophers, skunks or weasels, Holsten said. Like that amorous skunk Pepé Le Pew, you're determined to make a luscious someone yours, even if she thinks you're stinky. Then again, does the smell of a skunk's spray necessarily follow the skunk out of the room? The spray from a skunk will not cause permanent blindness. There was, it turned out, a dead, bloated skunk trapped just beneath one of the storm sewer grates in the alley next to our house. At birth, baby striped skunks are blind, deaf, and extremely immature. She laughed and laughed while father told her about the time he got sprayed by a skunk. He also can't smell skunk so I'm not sure what I expect. 1.1 The fur of the skunk. 臭鼬皮 Example sentencesExamples After purchasing a cap made of skunk fur and unable to hold any more purchases, he found himself back at the kissing booth. 1.2informal A contemptible person. 〈非正式〉卑鄙的人 Example sentencesExamples He's a wily, nefarious skunk, is what he is, gang. Some talk as if you were the skunk at the garden party. I got some arranging to do and we don't want that skunk to know we smell him yet. I can't believe that stinky skunk hung up on me! Synonyms scoundrel, villain, rogue, rascal, brute, animal, weasel, snake, monster, ogre, wretch, devil, good-for-nothing, reprobate, wrongdoer, evil-doer verbskəŋkskəNGk [with object]North American informal 1Defeat (someone) overwhelmingly in a game or contest, especially by preventing them from scoring at all. 彻底击败（某人）（尤指在比赛或竞赛中完全不让对方得分） Example sentencesExamples When I got to the gate I found all of the outlets already in use - skunked again! After that, we went to play a round of pool so that I could redeem myself, and we both thought for a bit that I was going to skunk him. We don't always get skunked on these expeditions. Just as Lola was about to skunk Sherice with her peg points the doorbell rang. Been skunked a few times this year, even though you used your favorite rod, went to your super-secret spot and wore your lucky underwear? If weather skunked our 14-day road trip, we would at least hit the most spectacular ski area in Canada. Synonyms defeat, beat, best, get the better of, gain the advantage over, prevail over, triumph over, gain a victory over, trounce, rout, thrash, drub, vanquish, conquer, master, overcome, overwhelm, overpower, overthrow, crush, subdue, subjugate 2dated Fail to pay (a bill or creditor). 〈旧〉不付账，赖账 Origin Mid 17th century: from Abnaki segankw; variants occur in many other North American Indian dialects.
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