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VERB
發出惡臭;散發難聞氣味
To stink means to smell extremely unpleasant.
例句
Get away from me —your breath stinks...
離我遠點——你有口臭。
The place stinks of fried onions...
這個地方有股煎洋蔥的刺鼻氣味。
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VERB
令人討厭;讓人反感;讓人感覺糟糕
If you say that something stinks, you mean that you disapprove of it because it involves ideas, feelings, or practices that you do not like.
例句
I think their methods stink...
我認為他們的方法糟透了。
The whole thing stinks of political corruption.
整件事情都透著政治腐敗的氣息。
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N-SING
(引人注意的)發怒，大吵大鬧，泄憤
If someone makes a stink about something they are angry about, they show their anger in order to make people take notice.
例句
The family's making a hell of a stink...
這家人正在大吵大鬧。
The tabloid press kicked up a stink about his seven-day visit.
小報的報道引起民眾對他為期 7 天的訪問的強烈不滿。