| 单词 | the smoke |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe smoke d. the smoke, a colloquial name for London. Cf. big smoke n. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > named cities or towns > [noun] > in Britain > London city1556 start1753 Cockaigne1818 the smoke1864 big smoke1898 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > city > [noun] > large city Babylon1581 megalopolis1828 big city1836 the smoke1864 megacity1967 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) 237 Country-people when going to the Metropolis say they are on their way to the Smoke. 1903 J. S. Farmer & W. E. Henley Slang VI. ii. 270 The Smoke = any large city: spec. London: also The Great Smoke. < as lemmas |
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