单词 | no smoking |
释义 | no smokingphr.adj. A. phr. A formula used, esp. on a sign, notice, etc., to indicate that smoking is not permitted. ΚΠ 1837 W. G. Clark Ollapodiana xxi, in Knickerbocker Dec. 520 No smoking aloud in the cabing [sic]! 1869 ‘M. Twain’ Innocents Abroad iii. 35 Read the sign up there—No smoking abaft the wheel. 1952 T. J. Mulvey These are your Sons v. 108 The light over the cabin door flashed red. No Smoking. Fasten Your Seat Belts—the glass panel warned. 1955 G. Willans Fasten your Lapstraps! i. 17 Inside the airport there are more notices. ‘No Entry’, ‘No Smoking’, ‘Staff Only’. 1999 Select Feb. 32/1 As with all bands, there are Bus Rules. Clean up your own mess after cooking. No smoking. B. adj. (attributive). Designating a sign, symbol, etc., indicating that smoking is not permitted. Also: = non-smoking adj. 1. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [adjective] > types of railway carriage or wagon > types of carriage or compartment first class1821 stand-up1839 non-smoking1851 soft1928 no smoking1973 1944 J. Gunther D Day i. 13 I wanted to smoke, but fell asleep before the No Smoking sign was switched off. 1970 New Yorker 16 May 46/3 The no-smoking lights go out and the loudspeaker confirms that the passengers may now unfasten their seatbelts and smoke. 1973 ‘J. Ashford’ Double Run vi. 44 He reached..for a pack of cigarettes. ‘This is a no-smoking compartment,’ said the woman. 1990 Fast Forward 21 Feb. 3/3 Design a brand new No Smoking logo and you could win a skatebike or a skateboard. 1994 City Paper (Baltimore) 30 Nov. 43/1 Want to find out how to chain-smoke in a no-smoking office? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < phr.adj.1837 |
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