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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
reek
a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
• Syn:
malodor, malodour, stench, stink, fetor,
foetor, mephitis
• Derivationally related forms:
mephitic (for: mephitis), stinky (for: stink), stink (for: stink)
• Hypernyms:
smell, odor, odour, olfactory sensation, olfactory perception
• Hyponyms:
niff, pong
1. have an element suggestive (of something) (Freq. 1)
- his speeches smacked of racism
- this passage smells of plagiarism
• Syn:
smack, smell
• Hypernyms:
suggest, evoke, paint a picture
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. smell badly and offensively (Freq. 1)
- The building reeks of smoke
• Syn:
stink
• See Also:
stink up (for: stink), stink out (for: stink)
• Derivationally related forms:
stink (for: stink), stinker (for: stink)
• Hypernyms:
smell
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
3. be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
fume
• Hypernyms:
exude, exudate, transude, ooze out, ooze
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
4. give off smoke, fumes, warm vapour, steam, etc.
- Marshes reeking in the sun
• Hypernyms:
emit, give out, give off
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
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