stink to high heaven

短语

臭气熏天

发音

US /ˈstɪŋk tə haɪ ˈhɛv(ə)n/
其它
UK /ˈstɪŋk tə haɪ ˈhɛv(ə)n/

词形变化

stank to high heaven stinking to high heaven stinks to high heaven 三单 stinks to high heaven stunk to high heaven stinking to high heaven 现在分词 stank to high heaven 过去式 stunk to high heaven 过去式 stunk to high heaven 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To have a very strong and unpleasant smell.

    臭气熏天

    贬义 俚语
  2. 2.

    Of a person or situation: to be highly ethically dubious; also, of a person: to be very incompetent.

    贬义 比喻 俚语

词源

A hyperbole suggesting that a smell is so strong it can even be detected from heaven.

来源：wiktionary