单词 | fume |
释义 | fume —fumeless, adj. —fumelike, adj. —fumer, n. —fumingly, adv. /fyoohm/, n. , v. , fumed, fuming. n. 1. Often, fumes. any smokelike or vaporous exhalation from matter or substances, esp. of an odorous or harmful nature: tobacco fumes; noxious fumes of carbon monoxide. 2. an irritable or angry mood: He has been in a fume ever since the contract fell through. v.t. 3. to emit or exhale, as fumes or vapor: giant stacks fuming their sooty smoke. 4. to treat with or expose to fumes. 5. to show fretful irritation or anger: She always fumes when the mail is late. v.i. 6. to rise, or pass off, as fumes: smoke fuming from an ashtray. 7. to emit fumes: The leaky pipe fumed alarmingly. [1350-1400; ME < OF fum < L fumus smoke, steam, fume] Syn. 2. rage, fury, agitation, storm. 5. chafe, fret. |
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