stink

悪臭を放つ、臭う

とても強く、不快なにおいを出す。

やさしい英語で： To have a very strong, unpleasant smell.

• These socks stink.
• The kitchen stank of rotten fish.
• Why does the drain stink so badly?

使い方： stink of something (His jacket stank of smoke.)

類義語： smell bad, reek

よく使う表現： stink of something, stink to high heaven, stink up something

ひどい、下手である

とても質が悪い、または何かをするのがとても下手である。

やさしい英語で： To be very bad, or do something very badly.

• This movie stinks.
• Our team stank in the final.
• I stink at remembering people’s names.

使い方： stink at something/doing something (I stink at playing tennis.)

類義語： be terrible, suck

反対語： excel

よく使う表現： stink at something, really stink, stink at doing something

うさんくさい、怪しい

不正や問題がありそうで、疑わしく感じられる。

やさしい英語で： To seem dishonest, wrong, or suspicious.

• This deal stinks.
• His sudden promotion stank of favouritism.
• Something stinks about the company’s explanation.

使い方： stink of something (The whole arrangement stinks of corruption.)

類義語： seem suspicious, smell fishy

よく使う表現： stink of corruption, stink of fraud, stink to high heaven

悪臭

とても強く、不快なにおい。

やさしい英語で： A very strong, unpleasant smell.

• What is that awful stink?
• A terrible stink came from the drain.
• We opened the windows to let the stink out.

類義語： stench

よく使う表現： awful stink, stink of sewage

騒ぎ、抗議

問題に注意を向けさせる、大声で怒りを表す抗議。

やさしい英語で： A loud, angry complaint that draws attention to a problem.

• She made a stink about the bill.
• Customers raised a stink when the shop refused refunds.
• Will anyone make a stink over these changes?

使い方： make a stink about something (They made a stink about the noisy building work.)

類義語： fuss, outcry

よく使う表現： make a stink, stink about something

ひどい、最悪の

質がとても悪く、持つ価値がないほどである。

やさしい英語で： Very bad in quality or not worth having.

• That was a stink movie.
• The concert was stink, so we left early.
• They put on another stink performance last night.

類義語： awful, terrible, rubbish

反対語： excellent

よく使う表現： stink concert, stink movie