Tra từ stink - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

stink [stink stinks stank stunk stinking] verb, noun BrE [stɪŋk] NAmE [stɪŋk]
verb (stankBrE [stæŋk] ; NAmE [stæŋk] stunkBrE [stʌŋk] ; NAmE [stʌŋk] )or (stunk, stunk)(informal)
1. intransitive ~ (of sth) to have a strong, unpleasant smell
Syn: ↑reek
•Her breath stank of garlic.
•It stinks of smoke in here.
2. intransitive ~ (of sth) to seem very bad, unpleasant or dishonest
•The whole business stank of corruption.
•‘What do you think of the idea?’ ‘I think it stinks.’
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Old English stincan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German stinken, also to ↑stench.

Example Bank:
•It stinks of smoke in here.
Derived: ↑stink something out

noun (informal)
1. countable, usually singular a very unpleasant smell
Syn: ↑reek
•the stink of sweat and urine
2. singular a lot of trouble and anger about sth
•The whole business caused quite a stink.
•We'll kick up a stink (= complain a lot and cause trouble) if they try to close the school down.

Word Origin:
Old English stincan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German stinken, also to ↑stench.

Example Bank:
•The parents of the pupils say they'll kick up a stink if the school roof isn't repaired before the winter.
•the acrid stink of cordite
•The room was filled with the stink of sweat and urine.
•There was an overpowering stink of burning flesh.
•What a stink! Open the window!