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单词 smoke
释义 smoke

smoke /sməʊk/ aep /smoʊk/

noun (CIGARETTE)
1
F0 [S] the act of smoking a cigarette:
» I really enjoy a smoke at the end of a meal.Thesaurus+: ↑Tobacco and smoking
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F0 [C] INFORMAL a cigarette:
» Would you buy me some smokes while you're out?Thesaurus+: ↑Tobacco and smoking
noun (CITY)
the (big) smoke UK AND AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH INFORMAL F0 any large city, especially London, Sydney, or Melbourne: » He was a young lad of 16 when he first came to the big smoke.Thesaurus+: ↑Towns, cities and villages (general)
noun (GREY GAS)
1
B1 [U] the grey, black, or white mixture of gas and very small pieces of carbon that is produced when something burns:
» cigarette smoke» a tiny smoke-filled pub» The fire produced a pall (= large mass) of smoke visible 20 miles away.» Plumes of smoke billowed from the chimney.» She leaned back thoughtfully and blew a puff of (= a small amount of) smoke into the air.Thesaurus+: ↑Products of fire
go up in smoke
2
F0 to be destroyed by burning:
» Because of the fire, hundreds of houses went up in smoke.Thesaurus+: ↑Burning, burnt and on fire
3
F0 Something that goes up in smoke fails to produce the result that was wanted:
» When the business went bankrupt, 20 years of hard work went up in smoke.Thesaurus+: ↑Failing and doing badlyWord Builder:Nouns: smoke, smoker, smoking, non-smokerAdjectives: smoked, smoky, non-smokingVerbs: smoke
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Extra Examples:» The smoke made me cough.» The alarm should go off automatically as soon as smoke is detected.» I saw her through a haze of cigarette smoke.» I heard a loud bang and then saw black smoke.» Breathing in other people's cigarette smoke is bad for you .
verb [I or T] (BREATHE SMOKE) ↑Verb Endings for smoke
A1 to breathe smoke into the mouth and usually lungs from a cigarette, pipe, etc.: » Do you mind if I smoke?» I used to smoke a packet (US pack) of cigarettes a day.Thesaurus+: ↑Tobacco and smoking
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Extra Examples:» Fewer people smoke these days than used to.» In the interests of safety, please do not smoke.» She doesn't drink or smoke and I'm sure she'll outlive us all.» She can smoke - I don't have a problem with that.» He used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day.
verb [I] (GREY GAS) ↑Verb Endings for smoke
F0 to produce smoke as a result of industrial activity or of something such as an electrical fault: » The skyline is dominated by smoking factory chimneys.» Suddenly the TV went blank and started smoking.Thesaurus+: ↑Burning, burnt and on fireWord Builder:Nouns: smoke, smoker, smoking, non-smokerAdjectives: smoked, smoky, non-smokingVerbs: smoke
verb [T] (PRESERVE) ↑Verb Endings for smoke
F0 to preserve meat, fish, or cheese using smoke from burning wood: » People in Egypt were salting, drying, and smoking fish and meat 6,000 years ago.» She had champagne and smoked salmon sandwiches at her birthday party.Thesaurus+: ↑Preserving and storing food
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