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stink /stɪŋk/► SEE ALLkick up/make/create/raise a stink (about sth)smell/stink to high heaven
●kick up/make/create/raise a ˈstink (about sth) (informal) show that you are angry about a situation, often by protesting in public （通常指通过公开抗议）制造事端，大吵大嚷，引起骚动◆He kicked up a stink about the noise from the new nightclub, writing to all the papers and complaining to the council.
他就新开的那家夜总会噪音扰民一事大做文章，给各家报纸写信并向政务会投诉。●smell/stink to high ˈheaven (informal) 1. have a very strong and unpleasant smell 气味浓烈难闻；臭气熏天◆When was the last time you cleaned the dog kennel? It stinks to high heaven.你都多久没打扫狗窝了？简直是臭气熏天。2. seem to be very dishonest or morally unacceptable 极不诚实；不道德；腐败透顶◆This whole deal stinks to high heaven. I’m sure somebody was bribed.这完全是一笔腐败不堪的交易，肯定有人受贿了。 |