stink

1. V-I To stink means to smell very bad. 发臭

We all stank and nobody minded. 我们大家都很臭，所以也就没人在乎。

The place stinks of fried onions. 这地方有股难闻的炒洋葱味。

2. N-SING Stink is also a noun. 臭味

He was aware of the stink of stale beer on his breath. 他注意到自己有变味啤酒般的口臭。

3. V-I If you say that something stinks, you mean that you disapprove of it because it involves ideas, feelings, or practices that you do not like. 令人讨厌[非正式]

I think their methods stink. 我觉得他们的方法令人讨厌。

4. N-SING If someone makes a stink about something they are angry about, they show their anger in order to make people take notice. 公然表示的愤怒[非正式]

The family's making a hell of a stink. 这家人正在大吵大闹。