(past stank /stæŋk/ 或 stunk /stʌŋk/; past participle stunk)no obj.
1
- have a strong unpleasant smell发恶臭, 有恶臭; 有异味：
the place stank like a sewer
那地方就像阴沟一样发出恶臭
his breath stank of drink.
他呼吸有股酒味。
1.1
- with obj.
stink a place out/up
fill a place with such a smell使充满臭气： her perfume stank the place out.
那地方到处弥漫着她那难闻的香水味。
2
- informal be very unpleasant, contemptible, or scandalous〈非正式〉讨厌透顶; 坏透, 糟透; 名声臭：
he thinks the values of the society in which he lives stink.
他认为他生活于其中的这个社会的价值观糟透了。
2.1
stink of
be highly suggestive of (something regarded with disapproval)极具（可鄙之事）的味道：the whole affair stinks of a set-up.
整个事情很有诬陷的味道。
2.2
stink of
have or appear to have a scandalously large amount of (something, especially money)（令人反感地）大量拥有（某物, 尤指金钱）; …多得发臭：the whole place was luxurious and stank of money.
整个地方都穷奢极欲, 充满铜臭味。
in sing.
1
- a strong unpleasant smell; a stench恶臭, 臭气：
the stink of the place hit me as I went in.
我一走进那地方, 恶臭就扑面而来。
2
- informal a row or fuss〈非正式〉大吵大闹：
a silly move now would kick up a stink we couldn't handle.
一个愚蠢的行动就会引发一场我们控制不了的轩然大波。
W. Indian <西印度>
1
- having a strong unpleasant smell有恶臭的, 臭气熏天的：
'What you doing with that stink dog?'
“你怎么处置那条臭烘烘的狗？”
2
- contemptible; corrupt讨厌的, 卑鄙的; 腐败的, 堕落的：
the whole episode is so stink that the principal asked for an immediate transfer of the teacher.
整个事件非常可耻, 因此校长要求立即调离那个教师。
短语
like stink
- informal extremely hard or intensely〈非正式〉非常卖力地; 极强烈地：
she's working like stink to get everything ready.
她正在非常卖力地工作, 以使一切都准备就绪。
词源
Old English stincan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German stinken, also to STENCH.