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单词 smoke
释义

smoke

UK /sməʊk/

Word Forms

singularsmoke
pluralsmokes

DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    uncountable a grey, black, or white cloud produced by something that is burning

    The air was thick with cigarette smoke.

    a column/pall/cloud of smoke (=a large quantity):

    A column of black smoke slowly rose above the building.

    Exploding rockets sent up clouds of smoke.

    Synonyms and related words

    Products of fire
  2. 2
    countable usually singularthe process of smoking something, especially a cigarette

    I’m just going out for a smoke.

    Synonyms and related words

    Smoking and not smoking
    1. 2a
      countable informala cigarette

      Have a smoke.

      Synonyms and related words

      Tobacco, cigarettes, cigars and pipes
  3. 3

    the Smoke

    BritishinformalLondon, or any other large city
    Synonyms and related words

    Towns, cities and villages

phrases

go up in smoke
there’s no smoke without fire

smoke

US /smoʊk/

Word Forms

singularsmoke
pluralsmokes

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    uncountable a gray, black, or white cloud produced by something that is burning

    The air was thick with cigarette smoke.

    a column/pall/cloud of smoke (=a large quantity):

    A column of black smoke slowly rose above the building.

    Exploding rockets sent up clouds of smoke.

    Synonyms and related words

    Products of fire
  2. 2
    countable usually singularthe process of smoking something, especially a cigarette

    I’m just going out for a smoke.

    Synonyms and related words

    Smoking and not smoking
    1. 2a
      countable informala cigarette

      Have a smoke.

      Synonyms and related words

      Tobacco, cigarettes, cigars and pipes

phrases

go up in smoke
where there’s smoke, there’s fire

smoke

UK /sməʊk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theysmoke
he/she/itsmokes
present participlesmoking
past tensesmoked
past participlesmoked

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    intransitive/transitive to suck smoke from a cigarette, pipe etc into your mouth and lungs

    Phil was reading the paper and smoking a cigarette.

    Synonyms and related words

    Smoking and not smoking
    1. 1a
      to smoke cigarettes as a regular habit

      I didn’t know you smoked!

      She smokes about 20 a day.

      smoke heavily:

      Jane started smoking heavily as her job became more stressful.

      Synonyms and related words

      Smoking and not smoking
  2. 2
    intransitive usually progressiveto produce smoke

    By the time I got to the garage, the engine was smoking alarmingly.

    Synonyms and related words

    To send something out into the air or environment
    1. 2a
      if a fire smokes, it produces a lot of smoke
      Synonyms and related words

      To burn, or to start a fire
  3. 3
    transitive to preserve and give flavour to fish or other food by hanging it in smoke
    Synonyms and related words

    Preserve food
  4. 4
    to completely defeat someone in a contest
    Although Douglas won the election, Lincoln smoked him in a series of debates.
    Submitted from:
    United Kingdom on 22/05/2017

phrasal verbs

smoke out

smoke

US /smoʊk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theysmoke
he/she/itsmokes
present participlesmoking
past tensesmoked
past participlesmoked

DEFINITIONS4
  1. 1
    intransitive/transitive to suck smoke from a cigarette, pipe, etc. into your mouth and lungs

    Phil was reading the paper and smoking a cigarette.

    Synonyms and related words

    Smoking and not smoking
    1. 1a
      to smoke cigarettes as a regular habit

      I didn’t know you smoked!

      She smokes about 20 a day.

      smoke heavily:

      Jane started smoking heavily as her job became more stressful.

      Synonyms and related words

      Smoking and not smoking
  2. 2
    intransitive usually progressiveto produce smoke

    By the time I got home, the engine was smoking badly.

    Synonyms and related words

    To send something out into the air or environment
    1. 2a
      if a fire smokes, it produces a lot of smoke
      Synonyms and related words

      To burn, or to start a fire
  3. 3
    transitive to preserve and give flavor to fish or other food by hanging it in smoke
    Synonyms and related words

    Preserve food
  4. 4
    to completely defeat someone in a contest
    Although Douglas won the election, Lincoln smoked him in a series of debates.
    Submitted from:
    United Kingdom on 22/05/2017

phrasal verbs

smoke out
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