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[Cusually singular]astrong,unpleasantsmell: 恶臭，臭气 the stenchofrottingfish/burningrubber/cigarettesmoke烂鱼的腥臭味／燃烧的橡胶的刺鼻气味／难闻的烟味 anoverpoweringstench强烈的恶臭 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesa smell - smellWhat's that terrible smell?
- aromaThe delicious aroma of fresh bread wafted out of the bakery.
- fragranceI adore the delicate fragrance of roses.
- perfumeThe perfume of the flowers filled the room.
- scentShe smelled the sweet scent of the lilies.
- odourUKThere was the unmistakable odour of sweaty feet.
See more results » [S]literaryabadeffectthatfollowsanunpleasanteventorsituationand isnoticeablefor alongtime: 恶劣影响；不良后果 For sometimeafter the minister'sresignation, the stenchofscandalhungover thegovernment.部长辞职后的一段时间里，丑闻的恶劣影响仍然笼罩着政府。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesSmells & smelling - -smelling
- acrid
- anosmic
- aromatic
- beery
- bergamot
- deodorize
- deodorizing
- fragranced
- odourless
- putrid
- ripe
- ripeness
- scented
- smellsomewhereout
- smellscape
- sniff
- sniffsomething/someoneout
- stink
- waft
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Outcomes and consequences Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences stench| American DictionaryExamplesofstenchstench One will, for example, see the corporeal fires and smell theirstenchas they burn one's corporeal body.From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, when she finally went to meet the king, he ordered her to leave immediately because of thestench.From theCambridge English Corpus Because of thestenchin his cell, no medical staff would treat him.From theCambridge English Corpus After death, the wicked were confined in darkness,stench, and horror in cavities within the body of the earth.From theCambridge English Corpus There is a writhing moment as the heap settles down, and a sourstenchof clothes diffuses itself.From theCambridge English Corpus If the city could not clean up these filthy conventillos, a critic complained, it should at least plant eucalyptus trees to mask theirstench.From theCambridge English Corpus The nightmen, however, pronounced thestench"nothing at all"; and one even declared it was refreshing!From theCambridge English Corpus Ministers, municipal corporators, and bureaucrats awaken to the tragedies created by the strike only when there is astenchthat threatens them.From theCambridge English Corpus A thin coating of ice has eliminated thestench.From theCambridge English Corpus Armitage's use of words such as 'stench' directly add to the physical reading of the poem.From theCambridge English Corpus To support an indictment as a public nuisance, members of the public had to testify that thestenchof rotting offal and manure was a public annoyance.From theCambridge English Corpus Noise, danger, filth, oil, plastic, rubbish andstench, because unfortunately many tourists leave their concern about the environment at home when they go on holiday.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Thestenchof graft is all around us and is getting stronger by the day.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English Quite simply, the way the noise and thestenchof cars remains trapped in the valleys is quite different from conditions on flat ground.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We are really looking at a debate among selfcentred experts, not to mention thestenchfrom all the nationalists.FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |