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smoking

UK /ˈsməʊkɪŋ/US /ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/

词源

源自中古英语'smoken',与古英语'smocian'(冒烟)相关,最终源自原始日耳曼语词根,与烟或蒸汽的产生有关。

noun

❶ 指吸入和呼出烟草或其他物质燃烧产生的烟雾的行为,通常指吸烟。这种行为可能对健康有害,并可能导致成瘾。

“Smoking is prohibited in this area.”

(此区域禁止吸烟。)

“He quit smoking last year for health reasons.”

(他去年因健康原因戒烟了。)

❶ 指通过烟熏或熏制的方式处理食物,使其具有特殊的风味或延长保存时间。

“Smoking meat is a traditional method of preservation.”

(熏制肉类是一种传统的保存方法。)

“They are smoking salmon for the party.”

(他们正在为聚会熏制三文鱼。)

同义词:tobacco use, cigarette smoking, puffing

adjective

❶ 形容某物正在燃烧或冒烟的状态,或指与吸烟相关的。

“The smoking ruins of the building were still hot.”

(建筑物冒烟的废墟仍然很热。)

“He threw the smoking cigarette butt into the ashtray.”

(他把冒烟的烟头扔进了烟灰缸。)

同义词:smoldering, fuming, burning

常见短语

no smoking — 表示禁止吸烟的标志或规定,常见于公共场所或交通工具上。

“There's a 'no smoking' sign in the restaurant.”

(餐厅里有'禁止吸烟'的标志。)

smoking gun — 指确凿的证据或决定性的线索,通常用于犯罪调查或争议中。

“The leaked documents were the smoking gun in the investigation.”

(泄露的文件是调查中的确凿证据。)