Reek



GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.有臭味;冒烟
• ［英］ v.有臭味 ( give off an unpleasant odor) ; 冒烟 ( give out smoke)

Webster Collegiate

kI. noun

• Etymology: Middle English rek, from Old English rēc; akin to Old High German rouh smoke
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. chiefly dialect smoke
• 2. vapor, fog
• 3. a strong or disagreeable fume or odor

II. verb

• Date: before 12th century
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to emit smoke or vapor
  • 2.
    • a. to give off or become permeated with a strong or offensive odor <a room reeking of incense>
    • b. to give a strong impression of some constituent quality or feature <a neighborhood that reeks of poverty>
  • 3. emanate
• transitive verb
  • 1. to subject to the action of smoke or vapor
  • 2. exude, give off <a politician who reeks charm>
• ? reeker noun
• ? reeky adjective

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