pong
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++pong /pɒŋ $ pɑːŋ/ noun [countable usually singular] British English informalSMELL an unpleasant smell 难闻的气味，臭味 an awful pong in the fridge 冰箱里一股难闻的异味► see thesaurus at smell —pong verb [intransitive]
Examples from the Corpus
pong• What a pong! This place hasn't been cleaned for years!• Pseudomonas prefers a nice warm fridge, but has less competition in the cold, hence the pong.• The pong was such that we used to pinch our noses as we ran past.pong nounChinese
an smell unpleasant Corpus
pong
pong /pɒŋ $ pɑːŋ/
noun [countable usually singular]
British English informal an unpleasant smell:
an awful pong in the fridge
—pong verb [intransitive]
▪ smell something that you can recognize by breathing in through your nose: the smell from the kitchen | What’s that awful smell? | the sweet smell of roses
▪whiff something that you smell for a short time: He caught a whiff of her perfume. | a whiff of apple blossom
▪scent a smell – used especially about the pleasant smell from flowers, plants, or fruit. Also used about the smell left by an animal: The rose had a beautiful scent. | Cats use their scent to mark their territory. | the sharp, dying scent of autumn | the heady scent (=strong scent)of magnolias
▪fragrance/perfume a pleasant smell, especially from flowers, plants, or fruit. Fragrance and perfume are more formal than scent: the sweet perfume of the orange blossoms | Each mango has its own special fragrance.
▪aroma formal a pleasant smell from food or coffee: the aroma of fresh coffee | The kitchen was filled with the aroma of mince pies.
▪odour British English, odor American English formal an unpleasant smell: An unpleasant odour was coming from the dustbins. | the odor of stale tobacco smoke
▪pong British English informal an unpleasant smell: What’s that horrible pong?
▪stink/stench a very strong and unpleasant smell: I couldn’t get rid of the stink of sweat. | The toilet gave off a terrible stench.
pong /pɒŋ $ pɑːŋ/
noun [countable usually singular]British English informal an unpleasant smell:
—pong verb [intransitive]
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