reeks; reeked; reeking
reeks; reeked; reeking
Learner's definition of REEK
[no object]
1
: to have a very strong and unpleasant smell散发臭气;发臭 —
often + of 2
usually disapproving —
used to say that it is very obvious that someone or something has a lot of a specified thing明显带有(某种不好的特质) —
usually + of -
a neighborhood that reeks of poverty [=a neighborhood in which everyone is clearly very poor]明显供穷人居住的街区
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She reeks of money. [=she dresses, acts, etc., in a way that shows that she has a lot of money]她浑身上下都散发着铜臭味。