fug, poorly, reeking, suffocation, stench, block the road leading

But as Japan’s imperial ambitions grew, China was the obvious place to expand. In 1931 Japan occupied Manchuria, turning from mentor to oppressor. The full-scale invasion began in 1937. Mr Mitter does not skimp in narrating the atrocities; the stench of war infuses his narrative. But he paints a broader account of the Chinese struggle, explaining the history that still shapes Chinese thinking today.




DONGTANG, China--Amid the persistent stench of chemicals used at nearby factories, villagers here were once again reminded of the dangers surrounding them when a 6-year-old boy’s hair began falling out.

Villagers block the road leading to a factory believed responsible for lead poisoning in Dongtang in the city of Shaoguan in Guangdong province. (Keiko Yoshioka)

Whenever Bronze took his seat in the orchestra, the first thing that happened to him was that his face grew red, and the perspiration streamed from it, for the air was always hot, and reeking of garlic to the point of suffocation.

黑心帝國—中國製造業第一手全揭祕

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fug
n.
A heavy, stale atmosphere, especially the musty air of an overcrowded or poorly ventilated room: "In spite of the open windows the stench had become a reeking fug" (Colleen McCullough).

[Perhaps alteration of fogo, stench.]

[名][U]

1 ((英略式))（室内の）むっとする空気.

2 ((スコット))霧.

fug・gy

The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1: (British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere



poorly

[副]貧しく；乏しく；不完全に；まずく, へたに, みすぼらしく, みじめに

a poorly paid job
低賃金の仕事

do poorly
成績［業績など］が上がらない

think very poorly of one's professor
自分の先生を快く思わない.

be poorly off
貧困的
(1) 暮らし向きが悪い.
(2) （…が）不足している((for ...)).

━━[形]((英略式))((叙述))健康がすぐれない, 病身の

feel poorly
気分がすぐれない.


reek

[名]1 強い臭気, 激しい悪臭 the ［a］ reek of rotten eggs腐った卵の悪臭.2 [U]湯気, 蒸気；((文))((スコット))濃い煙.━━[動](自)1 （…の）悪臭...

Definition of stench

noun

• a strong and very unpleasant smell:the stench of rotting fish

Origin:

Old English stenc 'smell', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stank, German Gestank, also to the verb stink

stench[stench]

• レベル：社会人必須
• 発音記号[sténtʃ]

[名]((通例the ［a］ 〜))((文))（強烈な）悪臭. ⇒SMELL[類語]

the frightful stench of death
強烈な死臭.

［古英語stenc（におい）. △STINK］