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单词 oversmoke
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oversmokev.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈsməʊk/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈsmoʊk/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, smoke v.
Etymology: < over- prefix + smoke v.
1. transitive. To cover over with or as with smoke. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > cover [verb (transitive)] > with or as with specific other things
clodc1420
pavea1425
foamc1540
overstain1559
thatch1589
sinew1592
to ice over1602
curd1654
overfleece1717
fleece1730
stucco1774
oversmoke1855
bepaper1861
beboulder1862
overflower1876
sack1880
overglass1883
to board over1885
pad1885
lather1917
cobweb1928
1855 R. Browning Up at Villa v The hills over-smoked behind by the faint grey olive-trees.
2.
a. transitive (reflexive). To smoke too much tobacco or too many cigarettes. Obsolete.
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1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock 339 The Americans..are always over-eating, over drinking, and over-smoking themselves.
1890 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 417 I work as hard as I can and oversmoke myself and am happy.
b. intransitive. To smoke excessively. Also (occasionally) transitive: to smoke too many (cigarettes, etc.).
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the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > smoke [verb (intransitive)] > heavily or too much
to smoke like a chimney1840
oversmoke1895
to hit cigarettes1939
1895 Westm. Gaz. 26 Oct. 3/1 [He] may have drunk too much tea..or oversmoked.
1907 Westm. Gaz. 1 Oct. 8/3 In the majority of instances the individual who is weak enough to over-smoke will indulge in other excesses.
1946 Fortune Aug. 78/2 The traveler consigned to hours of tedious waiting can only..sit on his baggage and, while oversmoking, drearily contemplate his sins.
1988 New Scientist 31 Mar. 18/3 Studies have shown that smokers ‘oversmoke’ cigarettes with low nicotine yields and ‘undersmoke’ those with high yields.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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