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You reek? what's the mean of it?
what's the mean of the "You reek?" ?
and what's the part of speech of "reek" here?
Thanks !
Dec 26, 2011 2:01 PM
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Rain-ysh,
You reek? What's the meaning of it?
What does it mean? = (What's it mean?)
"To reek" is a verb meaning " to give off, or emit fumes, or a strong odor".
You can reek of perfume. You can reek of garlic.
When used absolutely (all by itself) as in
--You reek!--
it usually means that you smell very badly, that you give off a very strong unpleasant odor.
"To reek" can also be used figuratively.
The country reeks of totalitarianism.
The plot of the story reeks of commercialism.
The apartment reeked of poverty.
December 26, 2011
Thank you very much!
December 27, 2011
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