Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense reeks, present participle reeking, past tense, past participle reeked
1VERB 散发…的气味;具有浓烈的…气味 To reek of something, usually something unpleasant, means to smell very strongly of it. 散发…的气味;具有浓烈的…气味
Your breath reeks of stale cigar smoke. [VERB + of]
你满嘴都是难闻的雪茄味。
The entire house reeked for a long time. [VERB]
整座房子长时间一直有股难闻的味道。
Reek is also a noun.
He smelt the reek of whisky.
他身上一股威士忌味。
2VERB 明显带有(令人不悦的想法、感觉或行为) If you say that something reeks of unpleasant ideas, feelings, or practices, you disapprove of it because it gives a strong impression that it involves those ideas, feelings, or practices. 明显带有(令人不悦的想法、感觉或行为) [disapproval]