Word · Frequency #2464
rank
/ræŋk/
adjective
难闻的;恶臭的
having a strong, unpleasant taste or smell
- 1.
Having a very strong, bad taste or odor.
气味或味道强烈难闻的
气味或味道强烈难闻的;茂密丛生的;恶臭的;十足的;粗俗的
In use
The air in the old basement was rank with mold.
The river water had a rank, oily smell.
After three days, the trash cans became rank.
Connections
Collocations
- rank smell
- 恶臭;难闻的气味
- The rank smell of rotten eggs filled the kitchen.厨房里弥漫着臭鸡蛋的难闻气味。
- rank odor
- 刺鼻的臭味
- A rank odor rose from the dumpster.垃圾箱里冒出一股刺鼻的臭味。
- rank taste
- 腐坏的味道;难吃的味道
- The milk had a rank taste, so I poured it out.牛奶有股腐坏的味道,所以我把它倒掉了。
- rank breath
- 口臭;难闻的口气
- He covered his mouth because of his rank breath.他因为口臭而捂住嘴。
- rank meat
- 腐臭的肉
- The rank meat attracted flies.腐臭的肉引来了苍蝇。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把难闻的气味联想成“臭味排名(rank)第一”,闻到就想捂鼻,记住 rank 是强烈难闻的。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:形容食物腐烂的臭味、形容环境中的恶臭 该义项指气味或味道强烈难闻,语气中立;比较常见于书面或正式描写,口语中可换用更直白的说法。
Grammar Note
常与with连用,表示'充满...的';也可直接修饰名词表示'茂密的、恶臭的、十足的、粗俗的'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些单词与 rank 押韵,都读作 /-æŋk/:bank、tank、thank、plank、blank、frank。注意:rack /ræk/、rang /ræŋ/、ran /ræn/ 拼写相近但不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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