putrid

🇬🇧 UK/'pju:trid/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

In an advanced state of decay and giving off a foul smell; vile or disgusting

腐烂的,腐臭的,令人厌恶的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
putridother
=putrid

Common Collocations

  • 1.putrid smell腐臭气味
  • 2.putrid flesh腐烂的肉
  • 3.putrid water污浊的水
  • 4.[putrid stench]腐臭的恶臭

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    A putrid smell filled the room when investigators opened the abandoned refrigerator.

  • 2.

    The river was choked with putrid waste dumped by the nearby factory.

  • 3.

    He described the working conditions as absolutely putrid and unfit for humans.

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