Word · Frequency #12453
stenches
恶臭；臭气
stenches is the plural of stench.
a strong, very unpleasant smell
- 1.
a strong foul smell; a stink.
强烈的恶臭；臭味
- 2.
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
令人不快的特殊臭气
- 3.
A foul quality.
恶劣的品质
强烈的恶臭；臭味；令人不快的特殊臭气；恶劣的品质；恶臭；臭气
In use
The stench of rotten fish filled the kitchen.
We couldn't sleep because of the stench from the garbage dump.
A stench of burnt plastic hung in the air after the fire.
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。
[adjective] stench
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。
stench [verb]
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.
Connections
Collocations
- the stench of decay
- 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。
- overwhelming stench
- 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。
- give off a stench
- 散发出恶臭
- The stagnant water gave off a stench.死水散发出恶臭。
- stench of corruption
- 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。
- stench hangs in the air
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
作动词罕见
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都以 /ɛntʃ/ 结尾，和 stench 押韵。注意 stencil /ˈstɛnsəl/ 和 staunch /stɔːntʃ/ 拼写相似但发音不同；bunch /bʌntʃ/ 与 bench 只差一个字母，但元音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.