skunk

kokarca

Tehlike karşısında çok kötü kokulu bir sıvı püskürten küçük, siyah beyaz hayvan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A small black and white animal that sprays a very bad smell when threatened.

• A skunk crossed the road.
• Our dog was sprayed by a skunk.
• Keep your distance if you see a skunk raising its tail.

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: a striped skunk, skunk spray, a baby skunk

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Basit İngilizce açıklama: To beat an opponent without letting them score any points.

• Our team skunked the visitors.
• She skunked me at cards again.
• We were skunked in the first game.

Nasıl kullanılır: skunk someone at something (She skunked me at cards last night.)

Eş anlamlılar: shut out, whitewash

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: skunk the opposition, skunk someone at cards