臭
smelly; bad; viciously
Meanings
5 senses · 25 examplesadjective
having a bad smell; foul
neutralUsed to describe unpleasant odors, opposite to 香 (xiāng, fragrant).
The trash can is emitting a foul smell.
This fish has gone bad and stinks, so it can't be eaten.
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The smell in the toilet is very unpleasant.
Waves of foul odors come from the garbage dump.
Spoiled milk has a bad stinky taste.
adjective
unpleasant; disgusting; unpopular
neutralUsed to describe people, attitudes, or reputations that are disliked.
He always puts on airs, and no one likes him.
This company has a very bad reputation, and no one wants to cooperate with it.
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His terrible temper has made many friends stay away from him.
This kind of outdated and annoying rule should have been abolished long ago.
His bad reputation has spread across the entire town.
adjective
poor; clumsy; unskilled
neutralUsed to describe skills, moves, or works that are of low quality.
He made a clumsy move and lost the entire game of chess.
This composition is really poorly written, the teacher gave a very low grade.
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His basketball skills are very poor, he often makes passing mistakes.
The food made by this chef tastes really bad.
His performance was so terrible that the audience booed.
adverb
severely; harshly; fiercely
informalUsed before verbs to indicate harsh or forceful action.
The boss severely scolded the employee because he made a big mistake.
Dad beat up the kid who bullied his classmates severely.
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The teacher criticized me harshly because I didn't finish my homework.
He was severely mocked by his friends because he lied.
Mom gave me a harsh talking-to about wasting money.
adjective
bad; failed; inoperable
dialectUsed exclusively in dialect to describe defective bullets or ammunition.
This bullet is bad and won't fire.
All the bullets in the gun he took out are defective and cannot be fired.
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Most of the artillery shells used in this drill were defective.
I searched for a long time and only found one working bullet.
The military found that many of this batch of ammunition were defective duds.