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单词 cigarette end
释义

Definition of cigarette end in English:

cigarette end

noun
British
  • The unsmoked remainder of a cigarette.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Investigations by police and fire officers concluded that one of them had fallen asleep and dropped a lit cigarette end.
    • A cigarette end would have been enough to ignite the litter.
    • We often receive complaints regarding cigarette ends littering entrances and other areas.
    • People disposing of cigarette ends is a particular problem the wardens are looking at, but it is not always easy to catch people in the act.
    • The man denied the charge but was convicted after being linked to the crime by DNA from a cigarette end he discarded in the cab.
    • Investigations are now under way, but the station commander said that the fire could easily have been caused by something as simple as a discarded cigarette end.
    • She walked to the entrance, took a few puffs and unceremoniously threw the cigarette end down.
    • It was a major leak and it could have been disastrous if someone had flicked a cigarette end near to it.
    • He said it is believed a smouldering cigarette end caused the slow burning fire which destroyed a chair and caused smoke damage to four rooms.
    • A schoolboy arsonist flicked a lit cigarette end, sparking a major fire that caused an estimated £30,000 of damage to a supermarket.
    • Pru buried her cigarette end and smiled at her brother.
    • And anyone caught dropping litter - including chewing gum and cigarette ends - will be fined as the council vows to toughen up its bid to clean up the borough.
    • Many of the notices have been served against people throwing cigarette ends, which some may see as trivial.
    • The recent dry and warm weather has left open grassland in danger from the threat of cigarette ends left by walkers.
    • A burning cigarette end can smoulder for hours before igniting and spreading.
    • He said: ‘The memorial was full of litter and cigarette ends.’
    • Occasionally, we had to stop for her to detach a small patch of darkened chewing gum or mushed cigarette end from her soles.
    • People do not realise when they drop chewing gum and cigarette ends how difficult it is to pick it up when it goes between the cobbles.
    • An ashtray emptied into a bin had contained a still burning cigarette end.
    • It is not known what caused the fire, but arson or a discarded cigarette end have not been ruled out.
 
 
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