stench
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++stench /stentʃ/ noun [countable usually singular] 1 SMELLa very strong bad smell 恶臭，臭气 SYN stink the stench of urine 尿臭味► see thesaurus at smell2 UNPLEASANTsomething unpleasant that makes you believe that something very bad and dishonest is happening 歪风邪气stench of a government filled with the stench of corruption 充斥着腐败风气的政府
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stench• She became gradually aware of an awful stench.• I couldn't bear to go in the room with its stench of beer and vomit.• A Manx shearwater colony has a particularly powerful stench.• The dead body had begun to rot, and the stench was overpowering.• The first week he vomited daily from the stench of the feces and offal and rotting meat.• The slime they exude is obnoxious and slippery, and has the stench of rotting fish.• The stench cut straight through to his stomach.• The stench of blood and waste sickened him.• The stench of the fuel floated above the pond Monday and rainbow slicks could be seen near its mouth.Origin stench Old English stencstench nounChinese
very a Corpus strong bad smell
stench
stench /stentʃ/
noun [countable usually singular]
SYN stink:
the stench of urine
2. something unpleasant that makes you believe that something very bad and dishonest is happening
stench of
a government filled with the stench of corruption
▪ 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.
stench /stentʃ/
noun [countable usually singular] Language: Old English
Origin: stenc
1. a very strong bad smell Origin: stenc
SYN stink:
2. something unpleasant that makes you believe that something very bad and dishonest is happening
stench of
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