strong/unpleasant/pungent/offensive etc odour• The stewardess came down the aisle, a big-breasted young woman exuding a strong odour of perspiration.• A strong odour of currypredominated.• Local authorities in industrial Teesside received many complaints about an unpleasant odour resembling decaying fish.• There was an unpleasant odour blowing along our road all next day.• They couldn't detect the smell of cocaine through the more pungent odour of coffee.• Salivation. Offensive odour of mouth is marked.• It was now three in the afternoon, and the offensive odour had been plaguing the neighbours since 10.30 in the morning.• The room smelt stale and musty with the pungent odour of the fattallowcandles placed on the desk.
➡ See also the entry for smell另见smell条odour ♦︎ stench ♦︎ smell ♦︎ stink ♦︎ reekThese are all words for an unpleasant smell.这些词均表示难闻的气味、臭味。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达气味难闻的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an odour / a stench / a smell / a stink / a reek of sth◆an acrid odour / stench / smell / stink◆a foul / putrid / powerful odour / stench / smell◆a pungent odour / smell / reek◆to give off an odour / a stench / a smell◆an odour / a stench / a smell / a stink / a reek fills sth◆an odour / a stench / a smell / a stink comes from sth■odour (BrE) (NAmEodor) ˈəʊdə(r); NAmEˈoʊdər [countable] (ratherformal, especiallywritten) a smell, especially a strong unpleasant one(尤指难闻的强烈)气味;臭味◆There was an odour of decay in the house.房子里有一股腐烂的气味。◆Use this spray to remove everyday household odours.使用这种喷剂去除平时家里的异味。◆He suffers badly from body odour.他有严重的体臭。■stench [singular] (especiallywrittenorliterary) a very strong unpleasant smell臭气;恶臭◆The stench of rotting fish filled the hut.棚屋里充满了烂鱼发出的臭味。◆The stench of death and decay hung in the air.空气里弥漫着死亡和腐烂的臭气。ⓘ A stench is probably the strongest and most unpleasant of these smells. Stench is used especially in literary writing to describe smells connected with bodies and death; collocates include blood, death, decay, fear, sweat, urine and rotting meat/flesh/fish/vegetables. * stench大概是这些气味中最强烈和最令人不快的,尤用于文学作品中,描述跟尸体和死亡有关的气味,搭配词有blood、death、decay、fear、sweat、urine和rotting meat/flesh/fish/vegetables。■smell [singular] (ratherinformal, especiallyspoken) an unpleasant smell难闻的气味;臭味◆What's that smell?这是一股什么臭味?◆Yuk! What a smell!哎哟!多难闻的气味!◆See if you can get rid of that smell.看你能不能除掉那股臭味。 see also smelly ⇨ smelly▸smell
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[intransitive] ◆It smells in here, can you open a window?这儿有一股难闻的气味,你开一扇窗户好吗?■stink [singular] (informal) a strong unpleasant smell恶臭;难闻的气味◆What a stink! Open the window!太臭了!打开窗户!◆The room was filled with the stink of sweat and urine.房间里弥漫着难闻的汗味和尿味。 see also stinking ⇨ smelly▸stink
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[intransitive] (informal) ◆Her breath stank of garlic.她嘴里有股大蒜味。◆It stinks of smoke in here.这儿有股难闻的烟味。■reek [singular] a very strong unpleasant smell恶臭;臭气◆The reek of gunpowder and smoke grew stronger.火药和烟雾的难闻气味越来越强烈了。ⓘ A reek is nearly as strong as a stench but it does not have such a strong connection with death. * reek表示的浓烈程度几乎与stench一样强,但跟死亡没有那么紧密的关联。▸reek
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[intransitive] ◆His breath reeked of tobacco.他满嘴烟臭味。