| 词汇 | reeking |
| 释义 | reeking present participle ofreek reek verb[ I ] informaluk /riːk/ us /riːk/ to have a strong unpleasant smell: 发出臭味;发出难闻的气味 Her breath reeked of garlic.她一吐气就有一股难闻的大蒜味。 Smells & smelling acridly anosmic bergamot deodorize deodorizing fragrant fullness fusty malodorous minging niff olfactory nerve orangey petrichor piny pungency smelly sniff stagnant stink Phrasal verbreek of something Examples of reekingreeking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Months of planning and preliminary work set the stage for an installation based primarily on a low-tech, makeshift design, reeking of potential disaster (in all good ways). Those trying to describe the effects of art or music in words would grasp at metaphors which struck the modern man as being pitifully unscientific and reeking of subjectivity. Surely it is not right that you should come out of a pub or a cinema with your clothes and hair reeking of stale smoke. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have an atmosphere reeking of deceit—the unmistakable whiff of under-arm aspirations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The trouble only comes in from villainous adulteration, and from the sale of raw spirit while it is still reeking with fusel oil. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been surrounded by that reeking dirt stack all my life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would almost go so far as to say that in many respects their proposals are reeking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The majority are intensely ashamed of ditches reeking with the overflow from unemptied cesspits and of fields and gardens used as sewage dumps. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not even a fresh herring, but old and reeking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He does not approach the problem reeking of the midnight oil of academic study. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was a miner for 21 years and was not allowed to go down the pit shaft, along with other miners, reeking of ale. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The banks are reeking with profits that they have never known before. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The plaster was falling from the walls and the houses were reeking with dampness and water. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is simply unpleasant and unacceptable to go home reeking of tobacco smoke after sitting in a restaurant, pub or some other public place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fact is, as is clear from the silence, that nobody did, because nobody would support a proposal so reeking of political corruption and so consistent with party political advantage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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