Definition of reek in English:

reek

verb riːkrik

[no object]

1Smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink.
发出浓烈臭味；发臭
the yard reeked of wet straw and horse manure
院子里散发着湿稻草和陈马粪的怪味。
Example sentencesExamples
- The Sasskal's hot breath reeked strongly of raw flesh and stale blood.
- His grey eyes were bloodshot already, and his breath reeked with the signature stench of alcohol.
- The nurse's office smelled - or rather, reeked - strongly of iodine and disinfectant.
- The air increasingly reeked with their foul smells making me sick at my stomach, while their shouted threats and rantings made it hard for me to concentrate and slowly began to unnerve me.
- Over the iron railings, the murky depths of the Cowgate slithered off towards the Grassmarket, encased on either side by dirty stone tenements that reeked of last night's beer.
- It's literally falling apart, it's an absolute pigsty, and it just reeks with the smell of rotting beer.
- Her breath reeked with the stench of alcohol.
- I'm convinced dogs can't smell a darn thing unless it absolutely reeks.
- As I was walking through the city tonight, I passed by a group of kids who absolutely reeked of dope.
- I dragged my suitcase through the spotless, empty street, which reeked of bleach.
- But now she reeked strongly of alcohol, and I didn't like the idea of that.
- Police officers said the air inside reeked with the smell of drugs.
- I remember the whole area reeked with the smell of burnt flesh for weeks and weeks after.
- I was already beginning to reek and smell, and they were odors other than the normal scents that the body gave off.
- What about the seats - some of them reek with manky stinks going back decades.
- The men wore shiny suits and chunky pinky rings and reeked of pomade and cologne.
- I think a lot of this is fuelled by drink or drugs and the man that assaulted me certainly reeked of alcohol.
- The air reeked with the smell of paint, turpentine, Bull Durham tobacco, and the aromatic Indian herb kinnikinnick.
Synonyms
stink, smell, smell bad/disgusting, give off a bad smell, stink/smell to high heaven
1. 1.1 Be suggestive of something unpleasant or undesirable.
  〈喻〉带有令人不快（或不满）的内容
  the speeches reeked of anti-Semitism
  这些演讲带有明显的反犹太色彩。
  Example sentencesExamples
  By the time I left for college, my eye-rolling skills were superb, and I had no patience for anything that reeked of mysticism - or of incense.
  It was a stirring creation - a two-tone, metallic-blue convertible roadster that reeked of power and dash.
  The mere mention of morality reeks of back-to-basics hypocrisy.
  Other folks have just been too unprofessional, or reeked of ‘yahoo’ thrill seeker, or just plain ugly racist.
  It is her denunciation of the Back to Basics slogan as ‘evil’ that most strongly reeks of hypocrisy.
  To be honest, the Informix purchase reeks of desperation to me.
  His particular brand of late-capitalist pop nihilism combined with his angst-ridden gay teen characters has always reeked of superficiality.
  On a basic level I understand Mr. Lynch's statement but find that it reeks of arrogance.
  I think this whole thing just reeks of a pathetic lack of willpower.
  Unfortunately, the conservative argument against gay marriage often reeks of hypocrisy.
  Young is right, of course, on the legal question - it reeks to high heaven of reverse discrimination.
  When it comes to the humor, Just Married reeks of desperation.
  That movie - which reeked of the arthouse - was a box-office flop, but DiCaprio is far from sorry he took the part.
  No wonder the Singhalese lawyer was appalled by an approach which reeked of such paternalistic colonialism.
  Whittaker Chambers declared that the writings of Ayn Rand, a hero of the more libertarian right, reeked of fascism and the gas chambers.
  The whole thing positively reeks of teen spirit, and it's marvellous.
  Coming as it does in a period when many cash-strapped independent schools face the prospect of mergers or closure, he suggests that the initiative reeks more of marketing than a genuine desire to stimulate debate.
  His commanding physique simply reeked of total class.
  The spin on the Telegraph story is so blatant that it reeks of desperation.
  If true, this reeked of media suppression by government.
2. 1.2archaic Give off smoke, steam, or fumes.
  〈古〉冒烟；散发蒸汽（或浓烟）
  while temples crash, and towers in ashes reek
  寺院倒塌，一片灰烬的塔楼散发出烟尘。
  Synonyms
  emit smoke, emit gas, smoke

noun riːkrik

1in singular A foul smell.
臭味，臭气
the reek of cattle dung
牛粪臭味。
Example sentencesExamples
- It's dark in there, and I can smell the reek of alcohol from where I waver on the sidewalk.
- There was a reek of disinfectant in the air as some locals were deliberately splashing it over overalls, boots and vehicles just so the finger couldn't be pointed at them.
- You catch the dry talcum smell of old ladies, which can't quite disguise the reek of stale sweat.
- The smell of cooking flesh mingles wretchedly with the reek of voided bowels and bladder.
- Her shoes are off, and she hopes her feet don't smell - at least not enough so that he can smell them through the reek of drunkenness and cigarettes.
- She could smell the reek of salted fish on his breath and she could see the lice in his beard.
- I thought that the reason for this was the hot summers we've had - in fact the reek emanating from them has always reminded me of the whiffs in towns I've visited when on holiday in hot countries.
- The sounds of gentle snoring and the reek of alcohol permeated the room.
- Man I hate hospitals, if they're not depressing, they smell like anti-bacteria solvent, the gross part of alcohol, trying to cover up the reek of death and decay.
- I stumbled into someone's chest and immediately smelled the reek of alcohol.
- The air grew foul, the reek of rotting death made them heave as they picked their way through the mass of tangled bodies.
- A Millfield Avenue resident living near the beck said: ‘Last night there was a real reek of diesel.’
- The reek of moral decay is overpowering and has set in across the rainbow nation.
- Mortimer's face went red and he leaned forward to glower inches from Croft, the reek of his breath gusting in Croft's face.
- Assaulted by the reek of marine detritus, a few hardy souls were taking a determined stroll down to the water, their heads bowed into the wind.
- I suppose I could have pretended to be an investor and had a bit of fun, but the air was already thick with with the reek of manure without me adding to it.
- Several weeks after the main clean-up operation on a heavily-polluted former gasworks site at Heworth was completed, an oily reek still hangs in the air.
- The shelves are packed with all manner of decorating options, and the reek of paint thinner fills the room.
- Like the squirrels in my garden, and the reek of fox which greeted me when I opened my front door this morning, it is a reminder that we live within nature, we do not stand outside of it.
- And the reek of dried urine emanating from them was so strong that I almost threw up.
Synonyms
stink, bad smell, foul smell, stench, taint, effluvium
British informal niff, pong, whiff, hum
Scottish informal guff
North American informal, dated funk
rare miasma, mephitis, malodour, fetor
2Scottish mass noun Smoke.
〈主苏格兰〉烟，烟尘
he recovered himself and turned to peer through the reek

Derivatives

reeky

adjective

In their reeky gym clothes guide, they explain that the funky smell can persist even after a wash.
Example sentencesExamples
- I drank as much as I could get my hands on just to keep that reeky smell away!
- I have to remember that the city is still sans smoking ban, as I was pretty reeky the next morning.
- I had one of those big old tennis bags full of old socks and shoes and nasty reeky things.

Origin

Old English rēocan 'give out smoke or vapour', rēc (noun) 'smoke', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rieken 'to smell', rook 'smoke', German riechen 'to smell', Rauch 'smoke'.

We think of a reek today as an unpleasant smell, but in Old English the word meant ‘smoke’. This gave us the traditional name, used since at least the beginning of the 19th century, of Auld Reekie (‘Old Smoky’) for Edinburgh.

Rhymes

antique, batik, beak, bespeak, bezique, bleak, boutique, cacique, caïque, cheek, chic, clique, creak, creek, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, Greek, hide-and-seek, keek, Lalique, leak, leek, Martinique, meek, midweek, Mozambique, Mustique, mystique, oblique, opéra comique, ortanique, peak, Peake, peek, physique, pique, pratique, seek, shriek, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, Speke, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tongue-in-cheek, tweak, unique, veronique, weak, week, wreak

Definition of reek in US English:

reek

verbrēkrik

[no object]

1Smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink.
发出浓烈臭味；发臭
the yard reeked of wet straw and stale horse manure
院子里散发着湿稻草和陈马粪的怪味。
the reeking lavatories
臭气熏天的厕所。
Example sentencesExamples
- The men wore shiny suits and chunky pinky rings and reeked of pomade and cologne.
- The air reeked with the smell of paint, turpentine, Bull Durham tobacco, and the aromatic Indian herb kinnikinnick.
- His grey eyes were bloodshot already, and his breath reeked with the signature stench of alcohol.
- Her breath reeked with the stench of alcohol.
- I dragged my suitcase through the spotless, empty street, which reeked of bleach.
- As I was walking through the city tonight, I passed by a group of kids who absolutely reeked of dope.
- I'm convinced dogs can't smell a darn thing unless it absolutely reeks.
- I think a lot of this is fuelled by drink or drugs and the man that assaulted me certainly reeked of alcohol.
- But now she reeked strongly of alcohol, and I didn't like the idea of that.
- The air increasingly reeked with their foul smells making me sick at my stomach, while their shouted threats and rantings made it hard for me to concentrate and slowly began to unnerve me.
- What about the seats - some of them reek with manky stinks going back decades.
- The nurse's office smelled - or rather, reeked - strongly of iodine and disinfectant.
- Police officers said the air inside reeked with the smell of drugs.
- I remember the whole area reeked with the smell of burnt flesh for weeks and weeks after.
- The Sasskal's hot breath reeked strongly of raw flesh and stale blood.
- Over the iron railings, the murky depths of the Cowgate slithered off towards the Grassmarket, encased on either side by dirty stone tenements that reeked of last night's beer.
- It's literally falling apart, it's an absolute pigsty, and it just reeks with the smell of rotting beer.
- I was already beginning to reek and smell, and they were odors other than the normal scents that the body gave off.
Synonyms
stink, smell, smell bad, smell disgusting, give off a bad smell, smell to high heaven, stink to high heaven
1. 1.1 Be suggestive of something unpleasant or undesirable.
  〈喻〉带有令人不快（或不满）的内容
  the speeches reeked of anti-Semitism
  这些演讲带有明显的反犹太色彩。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was a stirring creation - a two-tone, metallic-blue convertible roadster that reeked of power and dash.
  Whittaker Chambers declared that the writings of Ayn Rand, a hero of the more libertarian right, reeked of fascism and the gas chambers.
  On a basic level I understand Mr. Lynch's statement but find that it reeks of arrogance.
  The spin on the Telegraph story is so blatant that it reeks of desperation.
  Unfortunately, the conservative argument against gay marriage often reeks of hypocrisy.
  By the time I left for college, my eye-rolling skills were superb, and I had no patience for anything that reeked of mysticism - or of incense.
  His commanding physique simply reeked of total class.
  The mere mention of morality reeks of back-to-basics hypocrisy.
  If true, this reeked of media suppression by government.
  It is her denunciation of the Back to Basics slogan as ‘evil’ that most strongly reeks of hypocrisy.
  Other folks have just been too unprofessional, or reeked of ‘yahoo’ thrill seeker, or just plain ugly racist.
  To be honest, the Informix purchase reeks of desperation to me.
  The whole thing positively reeks of teen spirit, and it's marvellous.
  His particular brand of late-capitalist pop nihilism combined with his angst-ridden gay teen characters has always reeked of superficiality.
  That movie - which reeked of the arthouse - was a box-office flop, but DiCaprio is far from sorry he took the part.
  No wonder the Singhalese lawyer was appalled by an approach which reeked of such paternalistic colonialism.
  When it comes to the humor, Just Married reeks of desperation.
  Coming as it does in a period when many cash-strapped independent schools face the prospect of mergers or closure, he suggests that the initiative reeks more of marketing than a genuine desire to stimulate debate.
  Young is right, of course, on the legal question - it reeks to high heaven of reverse discrimination.
  I think this whole thing just reeks of a pathetic lack of willpower.
2. 1.2archaic Give off smoke, steam, or fumes.
  〈古〉冒烟；散发蒸汽（或浓烟）
  while temples crash, and towers in ashes reek
  寺院倒塌，一片灰烬的塔楼散发出烟尘。
  Synonyms
  emit smoke, emit gas, smoke

nounrēkrik

1in singular A foul smell.
臭味，臭气
the reek of cattle dung
牛粪臭味。
Example sentencesExamples
- Man I hate hospitals, if they're not depressing, they smell like anti-bacteria solvent, the gross part of alcohol, trying to cover up the reek of death and decay.
- A Millfield Avenue resident living near the beck said: ‘Last night there was a real reek of diesel.’
- And the reek of dried urine emanating from them was so strong that I almost threw up.
- I stumbled into someone's chest and immediately smelled the reek of alcohol.
- Several weeks after the main clean-up operation on a heavily-polluted former gasworks site at Heworth was completed, an oily reek still hangs in the air.
- I thought that the reason for this was the hot summers we've had - in fact the reek emanating from them has always reminded me of the whiffs in towns I've visited when on holiday in hot countries.
- Mortimer's face went red and he leaned forward to glower inches from Croft, the reek of his breath gusting in Croft's face.
- Like the squirrels in my garden, and the reek of fox which greeted me when I opened my front door this morning, it is a reminder that we live within nature, we do not stand outside of it.
- There was a reek of disinfectant in the air as some locals were deliberately splashing it over overalls, boots and vehicles just so the finger couldn't be pointed at them.
- The shelves are packed with all manner of decorating options, and the reek of paint thinner fills the room.
- She could smell the reek of salted fish on his breath and she could see the lice in his beard.
- I suppose I could have pretended to be an investor and had a bit of fun, but the air was already thick with with the reek of manure without me adding to it.
- The sounds of gentle snoring and the reek of alcohol permeated the room.
- The reek of moral decay is overpowering and has set in across the rainbow nation.
- The air grew foul, the reek of rotting death made them heave as they picked their way through the mass of tangled bodies.
- It's dark in there, and I can smell the reek of alcohol from where I waver on the sidewalk.
- You catch the dry talcum smell of old ladies, which can't quite disguise the reek of stale sweat.
- Her shoes are off, and she hopes her feet don't smell - at least not enough so that he can smell them through the reek of drunkenness and cigarettes.
- Assaulted by the reek of marine detritus, a few hardy souls were taking a determined stroll down to the water, their heads bowed into the wind.
- The smell of cooking flesh mingles wretchedly with the reek of voided bowels and bladder.
Synonyms
stink, bad smell, foul smell, stench, taint, effluvium
2Scottish Smoke.
〈主苏格兰〉烟，烟尘

Origin

Old English rēocan ‘give out smoke or vapor’, rēc (noun) ‘smoke’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rieken ‘to smell’, rook ‘smoke’, German riechen ‘to smell’, Rauch ‘smoke’.

词汇	reek
释义	Definition of reek in English: reek verb riːkrik [no object] 1Smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink. 发出浓烈臭味；发臭 the yard reeked of wet straw and horse manure 院子里散发着湿稻草和陈马粪的怪味。 Example sentencesExamples The Sasskal's hot breath reeked strongly of raw flesh and stale blood. His grey eyes were bloodshot already, and his breath reeked with the signature stench of alcohol. The nurse's office smelled - or rather, reeked - strongly of iodine and disinfectant. The air increasingly reeked with their foul smells making me sick at my stomach, while their shouted threats and rantings made it hard for me to concentrate and slowly began to unnerve me. Over the iron railings, the murky depths of the Cowgate slithered off towards the Grassmarket, encased on either side by dirty stone tenements that reeked of last night's beer. It's literally falling apart, it's an absolute pigsty, and it just reeks with the smell of rotting beer. Her breath reeked with the stench of alcohol. I'm convinced dogs can't smell a darn thing unless it absolutely reeks. As I was walking through the city tonight, I passed by a group of kids who absolutely reeked of dope. I dragged my suitcase through the spotless, empty street, which reeked of bleach. But now she reeked strongly of alcohol, and I didn't like the idea of that. Police officers said the air inside reeked with the smell of drugs. I remember the whole area reeked with the smell of burnt flesh for weeks and weeks after. I was already beginning to reek and smell, and they were odors other than the normal scents that the body gave off. What about the seats - some of them reek with manky stinks going back decades. The men wore shiny suits and chunky pinky rings and reeked of pomade and cologne. I think a lot of this is fuelled by drink or drugs and the man that assaulted me certainly reeked of alcohol. The air reeked with the smell of paint, turpentine, Bull Durham tobacco, and the aromatic Indian herb kinnikinnick. Synonyms stink, smell, smell bad/disgusting, give off a bad smell, stink/smell to high heaven 1.1 Be suggestive of something unpleasant or undesirable. 〈喻〉带有令人不快（或不满）的内容 the speeches reeked of anti-Semitism 这些演讲带有明显的反犹太色彩。 Example sentencesExamples By the time I left for college, my eye-rolling skills were superb, and I had no patience for anything that reeked of mysticism - or of incense. It was a stirring creation - a two-tone, metallic-blue convertible roadster that reeked of power and dash. The mere mention of morality reeks of back-to-basics hypocrisy. Other folks have just been too unprofessional, or reeked of ‘yahoo’ thrill seeker, or just plain ugly racist. It is her denunciation of the Back to Basics slogan as ‘evil’ that most strongly reeks of hypocrisy. To be honest, the Informix purchase reeks of desperation to me. His particular brand of late-capitalist pop nihilism combined with his angst-ridden gay teen characters has always reeked of superficiality. On a basic level I understand Mr. Lynch's statement but find that it reeks of arrogance. I think this whole thing just reeks of a pathetic lack of willpower. Unfortunately, the conservative argument against gay marriage often reeks of hypocrisy. Young is right, of course, on the legal question - it reeks to high heaven of reverse discrimination. When it comes to the humor, Just Married reeks of desperation. That movie - which reeked of the arthouse - was a box-office flop, but DiCaprio is far from sorry he took the part. No wonder the Singhalese lawyer was appalled by an approach which reeked of such paternalistic colonialism. Whittaker Chambers declared that the writings of Ayn Rand, a hero of the more libertarian right, reeked of fascism and the gas chambers. The whole thing positively reeks of teen spirit, and it's marvellous. Coming as it does in a period when many cash-strapped independent schools face the prospect of mergers or closure, he suggests that the initiative reeks more of marketing than a genuine desire to stimulate debate. His commanding physique simply reeked of total class. The spin on the Telegraph story is so blatant that it reeks of desperation. If true, this reeked of media suppression by government. 1.2archaic Give off smoke, steam, or fumes. 〈古〉冒烟；散发蒸汽（或浓烟） while temples crash, and towers in ashes reek 寺院倒塌，一片灰烬的塔楼散发出烟尘。 Synonyms emit smoke, emit gas, smoke noun riːkrik 1in singular A foul smell. 臭味，臭气 the reek of cattle dung 牛粪臭味。 Example sentencesExamples It's dark in there, and I can smell the reek of alcohol from where I waver on the sidewalk. There was a reek of disinfectant in the air as some locals were deliberately splashing it over overalls, boots and vehicles just so the finger couldn't be pointed at them. You catch the dry talcum smell of old ladies, which can't quite disguise the reek of stale sweat. The smell of cooking flesh mingles wretchedly with the reek of voided bowels and bladder. Her shoes are off, and she hopes her feet don't smell - at least not enough so that he can smell them through the reek of drunkenness and cigarettes. She could smell the reek of salted fish on his breath and she could see the lice in his beard. I thought that the reason for this was the hot summers we've had - in fact the reek emanating from them has always reminded me of the whiffs in towns I've visited when on holiday in hot countries. The sounds of gentle snoring and the reek of alcohol permeated the room. Man I hate hospitals, if they're not depressing, they smell like anti-bacteria solvent, the gross part of alcohol, trying to cover up the reek of death and decay. I stumbled into someone's chest and immediately smelled the reek of alcohol. The air grew foul, the reek of rotting death made them heave as they picked their way through the mass of tangled bodies. A Millfield Avenue resident living near the beck said: ‘Last night there was a real reek of diesel.’ The reek of moral decay is overpowering and has set in across the rainbow nation. Mortimer's face went red and he leaned forward to glower inches from Croft, the reek of his breath gusting in Croft's face. Assaulted by the reek of marine detritus, a few hardy souls were taking a determined stroll down to the water, their heads bowed into the wind. I suppose I could have pretended to be an investor and had a bit of fun, but the air was already thick with with the reek of manure without me adding to it. Several weeks after the main clean-up operation on a heavily-polluted former gasworks site at Heworth was completed, an oily reek still hangs in the air. The shelves are packed with all manner of decorating options, and the reek of paint thinner fills the room. Like the squirrels in my garden, and the reek of fox which greeted me when I opened my front door this morning, it is a reminder that we live within nature, we do not stand outside of it. And the reek of dried urine emanating from them was so strong that I almost threw up. Synonyms stink, bad smell, foul smell, stench, taint, effluvium British informal niff, pong, whiff, hum Scottish informal guff North American informal, dated funk rare miasma, mephitis, malodour, fetor 2Scottish mass noun Smoke. 〈主苏格兰〉烟，烟尘 he recovered himself and turned to peer through the reek Derivatives reeky adjective In their reeky gym clothes guide, they explain that the funky smell can persist even after a wash. Example sentencesExamples I drank as much as I could get my hands on just to keep that reeky smell away! I have to remember that the city is still sans smoking ban, as I was pretty reeky the next morning. I had one of those big old tennis bags full of old socks and shoes and nasty reeky things. Origin Old English rēocan 'give out smoke or vapour', rēc (noun) 'smoke', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rieken 'to smell', rook 'smoke', German riechen 'to smell', Rauch 'smoke'. We think of a reek today as an unpleasant smell, but in Old English the word meant ‘smoke’. This gave us the traditional name, used since at least the beginning of the 19th century, of Auld Reekie (‘Old Smoky’) for Edinburgh. Rhymes antique, batik, beak, bespeak, bezique, bleak, boutique, cacique, caïque, cheek, chic, clique, creak, creek, critique, Dominique, eke, freak, geek, Greek, hide-and-seek, keek, Lalique, leak, leek, Martinique, meek, midweek, Mozambique, Mustique, mystique, oblique, opéra comique, ortanique, peak, Peake, peek, physique, pique, pratique, seek, shriek, Sikh, sleek, sneak, speak, Speke, squeak, streak, teak, technique, tongue-in-cheek, tweak, unique, veronique, weak, week, wreak Definition of reek in US English: reek verbrēkrik [no object] 1Smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink. 发出浓烈臭味；发臭 the yard reeked of wet straw and stale horse manure 院子里散发着湿稻草和陈马粪的怪味。 the reeking lavatories 臭气熏天的厕所。 Example sentencesExamples The men wore shiny suits and chunky pinky rings and reeked of pomade and cologne. The air reeked with the smell of paint, turpentine, Bull Durham tobacco, and the aromatic Indian herb kinnikinnick. His grey eyes were bloodshot already, and his breath reeked with the signature stench of alcohol. Her breath reeked with the stench of alcohol. I dragged my suitcase through the spotless, empty street, which reeked of bleach. As I was walking through the city tonight, I passed by a group of kids who absolutely reeked of dope. I'm convinced dogs can't smell a darn thing unless it absolutely reeks. I think a lot of this is fuelled by drink or drugs and the man that assaulted me certainly reeked of alcohol. But now she reeked strongly of alcohol, and I didn't like the idea of that. The air increasingly reeked with their foul smells making me sick at my stomach, while their shouted threats and rantings made it hard for me to concentrate and slowly began to unnerve me. What about the seats - some of them reek with manky stinks going back decades. The nurse's office smelled - or rather, reeked - strongly of iodine and disinfectant. Police officers said the air inside reeked with the smell of drugs. I remember the whole area reeked with the smell of burnt flesh for weeks and weeks after. The Sasskal's hot breath reeked strongly of raw flesh and stale blood. Over the iron railings, the murky depths of the Cowgate slithered off towards the Grassmarket, encased on either side by dirty stone tenements that reeked of last night's beer. It's literally falling apart, it's an absolute pigsty, and it just reeks with the smell of rotting beer. I was already beginning to reek and smell, and they were odors other than the normal scents that the body gave off. Synonyms stink, smell, smell bad, smell disgusting, give off a bad smell, smell to high heaven, stink to high heaven 1.1 Be suggestive of something unpleasant or undesirable. 〈喻〉带有令人不快（或不满）的内容 the speeches reeked of anti-Semitism 这些演讲带有明显的反犹太色彩。 Example sentencesExamples It was a stirring creation - a two-tone, metallic-blue convertible roadster that reeked of power and dash. Whittaker Chambers declared that the writings of Ayn Rand, a hero of the more libertarian right, reeked of fascism and the gas chambers. On a basic level I understand Mr. Lynch's statement but find that it reeks of arrogance. The spin on the Telegraph story is so blatant that it reeks of desperation. Unfortunately, the conservative argument against gay marriage often reeks of hypocrisy. By the time I left for college, my eye-rolling skills were superb, and I had no patience for anything that reeked of mysticism - or of incense. His commanding physique simply reeked of total class. The mere mention of morality reeks of back-to-basics hypocrisy. If true, this reeked of media suppression by government. It is her denunciation of the Back to Basics slogan as ‘evil’ that most strongly reeks of hypocrisy. Other folks have just been too unprofessional, or reeked of ‘yahoo’ thrill seeker, or just plain ugly racist. To be honest, the Informix purchase reeks of desperation to me. The whole thing positively reeks of teen spirit, and it's marvellous. His particular brand of late-capitalist pop nihilism combined with his angst-ridden gay teen characters has always reeked of superficiality. That movie - which reeked of the arthouse - was a box-office flop, but DiCaprio is far from sorry he took the part. No wonder the Singhalese lawyer was appalled by an approach which reeked of such paternalistic colonialism. When it comes to the humor, Just Married reeks of desperation. Coming as it does in a period when many cash-strapped independent schools face the prospect of mergers or closure, he suggests that the initiative reeks more of marketing than a genuine desire to stimulate debate. Young is right, of course, on the legal question - it reeks to high heaven of reverse discrimination. I think this whole thing just reeks of a pathetic lack of willpower. 1.2archaic Give off smoke, steam, or fumes. 〈古〉冒烟；散发蒸汽（或浓烟） while temples crash, and towers in ashes reek 寺院倒塌，一片灰烬的塔楼散发出烟尘。 Synonyms emit smoke, emit gas, smoke nounrēkrik 1in singular A foul smell. 臭味，臭气 the reek of cattle dung 牛粪臭味。 Example sentencesExamples Man I hate hospitals, if they're not depressing, they smell like anti-bacteria solvent, the gross part of alcohol, trying to cover up the reek of death and decay. A Millfield Avenue resident living near the beck said: ‘Last night there was a real reek of diesel.’ And the reek of dried urine emanating from them was so strong that I almost threw up. I stumbled into someone's chest and immediately smelled the reek of alcohol. Several weeks after the main clean-up operation on a heavily-polluted former gasworks site at Heworth was completed, an oily reek still hangs in the air. I thought that the reason for this was the hot summers we've had - in fact the reek emanating from them has always reminded me of the whiffs in towns I've visited when on holiday in hot countries. Mortimer's face went red and he leaned forward to glower inches from Croft, the reek of his breath gusting in Croft's face. Like the squirrels in my garden, and the reek of fox which greeted me when I opened my front door this morning, it is a reminder that we live within nature, we do not stand outside of it. There was a reek of disinfectant in the air as some locals were deliberately splashing it over overalls, boots and vehicles just so the finger couldn't be pointed at them. The shelves are packed with all manner of decorating options, and the reek of paint thinner fills the room. She could smell the reek of salted fish on his breath and she could see the lice in his beard. I suppose I could have pretended to be an investor and had a bit of fun, but the air was already thick with with the reek of manure without me adding to it. The sounds of gentle snoring and the reek of alcohol permeated the room. The reek of moral decay is overpowering and has set in across the rainbow nation. The air grew foul, the reek of rotting death made them heave as they picked their way through the mass of tangled bodies. It's dark in there, and I can smell the reek of alcohol from where I waver on the sidewalk. You catch the dry talcum smell of old ladies, which can't quite disguise the reek of stale sweat. Her shoes are off, and she hopes her feet don't smell - at least not enough so that he can smell them through the reek of drunkenness and cigarettes. Assaulted by the reek of marine detritus, a few hardy souls were taking a determined stroll down to the water, their heads bowed into the wind. The smell of cooking flesh mingles wretchedly with the reek of voided bowels and bladder. Synonyms stink, bad smell, foul smell, stench, taint, effluvium 2Scottish Smoke. 〈主苏格兰〉烟，烟尘 Origin Old English rēocan ‘give out smoke or vapor’, rēc (noun) ‘smoke’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rieken ‘to smell’, rook ‘smoke’, German riechen ‘to smell’, Rauch ‘smoke’.
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