单词 | smoking |
释义 | smoking (smoʊkɪŋ ) 1. uncountable noun A1 Smoking is the act or habit of smoking cigarettes, cigars, or a pipe. Smoking is now banned in many places of work. ...a no-smoking area. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 A smoking area is intended for people who want to smoke. ...the decision to scrap smoking compartments on trains. 3. See also smoke, passive smoking Idioms: a smoking gun [mainly US] evidence which proves that a particular person is responsible for a crime First of all, there's no smoking gun. In the course of our investigation we did not find a single piece of evidence. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: consequences of smoking In terms of health, for example, the longevity effect of marriage may even offset the consequences of smoking. Times, Sunday Times This misperception among smokers highlights a lack of understanding of the adverse consequences of smoking and how rapidly damage can be caused to the body. Times, Sunday Times Perhaps some people use cigarettes as a kind of anaesthetic, thinking that the consequences of smoking are less appalling than living longer. Times, Sunday Times For example, one may be interested to know the consequences of smoking or the consequences of going to university. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Packets must bear health warnings that contain images portraying consequences of smoking. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 吸烟, 吸烟的区域 Japanese: 喫煙, 喫煙用の |
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