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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   skunk

   • IPA[skəNGk]

   美式

   • n.
     a cat-sized American mammal of the weasel family, with distinctive black-and-white striped fur. When threatened it squirts a fine spray of foul-smelling irritant liquid from its anal glands towards its attacker.；the fur of the skunk.
   • v.
     defeat (someone) overwhelmingly in a game or contest, especially by preventing them from scoring at all；fail to pay (a bill or creditor)

   • verb: skunk, 3rd person present: skunks, gerund or present participle: skunking, past tense: skunked, past participle: skunked

   • noun: skunk, plural noun: skunks

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a cat-sized American mammal of the weasel family, with distinctive black-and-white striped fur. When threatened it squirts a fine spray of foul-smelling irritant liquid from its anal glands towards its attacker.
   • ▪ the fur of the skunk.
   • 2. informal, derogatory a contemptible person he'd run up a massive phone bill and hadn't paid—the skunk
   • 3. informal short for skunkweed

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. North American informal defeat (someone) overwhelmingly in a game or contest, especially by preventing them from scoring at all I knew he was a good fisherman, but I didn't expect him to skunk you
   • 2. North American informal, dated fail to pay (a bill or creditor) he made a practice of skunking hotels