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smoke

UK //sməʊk//US //smoʊk//

词源

源自古英语'smoca',与古高地德语'smouch'、古诺尔斯语'smjúka'同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语词根*smuk-。

noun

❶ 燃烧时产生的可见气体,通常由微小颗粒组成,常见于火灾、香烟或工业排放中。

“The smoke from the campfire rose into the night sky.”

(篝火的烟雾升入夜空。)

“She coughed because of the thick smoke in the room.”

(她被房间里浓密的烟呛得咳嗽。)

❶ 吸烟的行为或习惯,特指使用烟草制品如香烟、雪茄等。

“He quit smoke last year for health reasons.”

(他去年因为健康原因戒烟了。)

“The doctor warned her about the dangers of smoke.”

(医生警告她吸烟的危害。)

同义词:fume, vapor, exhaust

verb

❶ 吸入和呼出烟草或其他物质的烟雾,通常指吸烟的行为。

“He smokes a pipe after dinner every evening.”

(他每晚饭后都要抽一斗烟。)

“She doesn't smoke cigarettes, but occasionally smokes a cigar.”

(她不抽香烟,但偶尔会抽雪茄。)

❶ 用烟熏制食物,使其具有特殊风味并延长保存时间。

“They smoke the salmon for several hours to preserve it.”

(他们将三文鱼烟熏几个小时以保存。)

“This ham has been smoked over hickory wood.”

(这火腿是用山核桃木烟熏的。)

同义词:puff, inhale, cure

常见短语

go up in smoke — 指计划或希望完全失败或化为乌有,就像被火烧掉一样。

“All his plans for the business went up in smoke after the market crash.”

(市场崩盘后,他所有的商业计划都化为泡影。)

smoke and mirrors — 指故意制造混淆或欺骗的手段,就像魔术师用烟雾和镜子来迷惑观众一样。

“The politician's promises were just smoke and mirrors with no real substance.”

(这位政治家的承诺只是迷惑人的空话,没有实质内容。)