Word
malodour
/mælˈəʊdə(r)/
noun
恶臭
an offensively unpleasant smell; stench
- 1.
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
令人不快的独特气味
令人不快的独特气味
In use
A strange malodour coming from the fridge made us check the leftovers.
The malodour in the locker room was so strong that everyone left quickly.
After the flood, a sour malodour hung over the whole ground floor.
malodour of [sth]
The malodour of rotting garbage filled the alley.
腐烂垃圾的恶臭弥漫在小巷里。
emit/produce a malodour
The factory emits a foul malodour.
工厂散发出难闻的恶臭。
detect a malodour
He detected a strange malodour in the room.
他察觉到房间里有一股奇怪的恶臭。
Common mistakes
The malodour room.The malodorous room.
malodour 是名词，修饰 room 应用形容词 malodorous。
There is much malodour in the kitchen.There are many malodours in the kitchen.
malodour 是可数名词，表示具体气味时应用 many 或 a lot of；much 用于不可数名词。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.