1
a/the stench of [noun]
这种结构强调气味的来源。
The stench of rotting fish filled the air.
腐烂的鱼的恶臭弥漫在空气中。
恶臭；臭气
stenches — plural of stench
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
恶臭；臭气
a strong, very unpleasant smell
The stench of rotting fish filled the air.
腐烂的鱼的恶臭弥漫在空气中。
强烈的恶臭；臭味
a strong foul smell; a stink.
令人不快的特殊臭气
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
恶劣的品质
A foul quality.
The stench of rotten fish filled the kitchen.
腐烂的鱼散发出的恶臭充满了厨房。
We couldn't sleep because of the stench from the garbage dump.
因为垃圾场传来的恶臭，我们无法入睡。
A stench of burnt plastic hung in the air after the fire.
火灾后，空气中弥漫着烧焦塑料的恶臭。
这种结构强调气味的来源。
The stench of rotting fish filled the air.
腐烂的鱼的恶臭弥漫在空气中。
形容词修饰stench，强调气味的性质。
A foul stench emanated from the sewer.
一股恶臭从下水道散发出来。
此结构中stench作主语，后接表示存在、扩散等的动词。
The stench lingered for days.
恶臭持续了好几天。
Not this
The garbage stenches.
Use this
The garbage stinks.
动词'stench'在现代英语中不常用，通常用'stink'表示‘发臭’。'stench'主要作名词，意为恶臭。
Not this
There is a bad stench in the room.
Use this
There is a stench in the room.
'stench'本身已表示强烈的恶臭，加'bad'会造成语义重复。直接使用'stench'即可。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
腐烂的恶臭
The stench of decay filled the abandoned house.
腐烂的恶臭弥漫在那栋废弃的房子里。
令人难以忍受的恶臭
An overwhelming stench rose from the garbage dump.
垃圾场升起一股令人难以忍受的恶臭。
散发出恶臭
The stagnant water gave off a stench.
死水散发出恶臭。
腐败的恶臭
The scandal left the stench of corruption in the government.
这桩丑闻给政府留下了腐败的恶臭。
恶臭弥漫在空气中
The stench hung in the air for days.
恶臭在空气中弥漫了好几天。
腐败的恶臭（喻指令人厌恶的腐败现象）
After the scandal, the stench of corruption hung over the entire administration.
丑闻过后，腐败的恶臭笼罩着整个政府。
虚伪的臭气（指令人反感的虚伪作风）
His speech was so self-righteous that the stench of hypocrisy filled the room.
他的演讲如此自以为是，虚伪的臭气弥漫整个房间。
丑闻的臭气（指丑闻带来的恶劣影响）
No amount of good news could wash away the stench of scandal from the company.
再多的好消息也洗不掉公司丑闻带来的臭气。
Use stenches naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 stench 想成 stink 的‘臭气’表哥：闻到那股臭味，你会‘死撑（stench）’着屏住呼吸，臭得想逃。
语域：formal 常见场景：literary description、news reports、formal complaints stench 多用于书面或较正式语境，常指强烈、令人不适的气味；日常口语中有时会用 stink，而 stench 比较常见于文学作品或新闻报道中。
作动词罕见
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.