stinking

IPA/ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/
KK[stˈɪŋkɪŋ]IPA/ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/

stinking — 形容詞

  • stinkingpositive
  • more stinkingcomparative
  • most stinkingsuperlative

1. giving off a powerful and offensive smell, especially from something old, rottin

1.形容詞B1
釋義

發臭的

散發強烈惡臭的

giving off a powerful and offensive smell, especially from something old, rotting, or not clean

例句

The bin behind the restaurant was stinking after three days without collection.

餐廳後方的垃圾桶三天沒收，開始發臭了。

stinking as predicate adjective after 'be'

Eli took off his stinking socks after the long hike through the forest.

Eli 在森林裡長途健行後，脫下了發臭的襪子。

同義詞
  • smelly

    less strong and more neutral than 'stinking'

  • foul

    more formal; describes an extremely unpleasant smell in any context

  • rank

    stronger than 'stinking'; suggests a smell that is very offensive and often rotten

反義詞
  • fragrant

    describes a pleasant, sweet smell

用法筆記

Stronger and more forceful than 'smelly'. Often expresses the speaker's disgust, not merely a neutral description of a smell.

常見錯誤

❌The fish is stinking of the sea.
✅The fish stinks of the sea.
💡Use the verb 'stink of' (not the adjective 'stinking') when specifying what something smells like.

2. extremely unpleasant or unfair in quality or character — used to express strong

2.形容詞B2
釋義

糟透的

非常糟糕或令人不快的

extremely unpleasant or unfair in quality or character — used to express strong annoyance about a situation, experience, or thing

例句

Hassan caught a stinking cold the day before his final exams.

Hassan 在期末考前得了糟透的重感冒。

collocation: stinking cold

The basketball team had a stinking week with three losses and a key injury.

籃球隊度過了糟透的一週，輸了三場還傷了一名主力。

stinking + time period (week / day / month)

同義詞
  • awful

    more common and neutral; slightly less forceful than 'stinking'

  • rotten

    similar strength; also informal, especially in British English

  • lousy

    informal; suggests poor quality rather than moral unfairness

用法筆記

Typically used before a noun (attributive position) in this sense. Not normally used after 'be' to describe a situation — e.g. you would say 'a stinking cold' but not 'this cold is stinking.'

常見錯誤

❌The weather is stinking today.
✅We had stinking weather today.
💡In this figurative sense, 'stinking' goes before the noun, not after 'be'.

stinking — 副詞