/stɪŋk ||; stɪŋk/verb [I] (
past tense stank /stæŋk
||; stæŋk/
or stunk /stʌŋk
||; stʌŋk/
past participle stunk) (
informal 非正式)
stink (of sth) 1 to have a very strong and unpleasant smell 发出恶臭: It stinks in here -- open a window! 这儿臭得很，打开一扇窗子吧！to stink of fish 有鱼的腥臭味
2 to seem to be very bad, unpleasant or dishonest 显得糟透、讨厌或不正当:
The whole business stinks of corruption. 整件事带有贪污腐败的臭味。
stink noun [C]