no obj.
1- smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink发出浓烈臭味; 发臭：
the yard reeked of wet straw and stale horse manure
院子里散发着湿稻草和陈马粪的怪味
as adj. reeking the reeking lavatories.臭气熏天的厕所。
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- figurative be suggestive of something unpleasant or disapproved of〈喻〉带有令人不快（或不满）的内容：
the speeches reeked of anti-Semitism.
这些演讲带有明显的反犹太色彩。
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- archaic give off smoke, steam, or fumes〈古〉冒烟; 散发蒸汽（或浓烟）：
while temples crash, and towers in ashes reek.
寺院倒塌, 一片灰烬的塔楼散发出烟尘。
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- in sing. a foul smell臭味, 臭气：
the reek of cattle dung.
牛粪臭味。
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- mass noun chiefly Scottish smoke〈主苏格兰〉烟, 烟尘。
派生词
reeky
adjective词源
Old English rēocan 'give out smoke or vapour' rēc (noun) 'moke' of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rieken 'to smell' rook 'smoke', German riechen 'to smell', Rauch 'smoke'.