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- a 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。
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- Mephitis and other genera, family Mustelidae: several species, in particular the striped skunk (M. mephitis).臭鼬属及其他属, 鼬科：数种, 尤指加拿大臭鼬（拉丁名M. mephitis）。
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- mass noun the fur of the skunk臭鼬皮。
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- informal a contemptible person〈非正式〉卑鄙的人。
with obj. N. Amer. informal <北美, 非正式>
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- （常作be skunked）defeat (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）。
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- dated fail to pay (a bill or creditor)〈旧〉不付账, 赖账。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Abnaki segankw; variants occur in many other American Indian dialects.