stink
verb (informal)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbspresent simple I / you / we / they stink | |
he / she / it stinks | |
past simple stank | |
past simple stunk | |
past participle stunk | |
-ing form stinking |
- [intransitive] stink (of something)
to have a strong, unpleasant smell synonym reek有臭味;有难闻的气味 - [intransitive] stink (of something)
to seem very bad, unpleasant or dishonest 让人觉得很糟糕;令人厌恶;似乎有不正当行为
Word OriginOld English stincan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German stinken, also to stench.