smoke
noun
verb
sməʊk
noun
1
white,
grey
or
black
gas
that
is
produced
by
something
burning
〔燃烧产生的〕烟
U
clouds
of
black
smoke
团团黑烟
cigarette
smoke
香烟的烟雾
Smoke
from
burning
fields
drifted
across
nearby
roads.
着火的田地产生的烟雾飘到了附近的公路上。
the
pall
of
smoke
(=thick
cloud
of
smoke)
that
hung
over
the
city
笼罩在城市上空的浓烟
wisp/puff
of
smoke
(a
small
amount
of
smoke)
一缕/一股烟
Rangers
watched
from
their
fire
towers
for
any
wisps
of
smoke.
园林管理员在火警瞭望塔上观察是否有烟雾出现。
2
an
act
of
smoking
a
cigarette
etc
抽(一支)烟
C usually singular 一般用单数
He
went
outside
for
a
quiet
smoke.
他到外面去静静地吸一支烟。
3
(go) up in smoke
a.
if
something
goes
up
in
smoke,
it
burns
so
that
it
is
completely
destroyed
b.
if
a
plan
or
some
work
goes
up
in
smoke,
it
fails
or
you
cannot
continue
with
it
[非正式] 〔计划等〕化为泡影,化为乌有
informal
The
whole
factory
went
up
in
smoke.
整座工厂付之一炬。
We
haven’t
worked
this
long
just
to
see
everything
go
up
in
smoke.
我们干了这么长时间,可不想看到一切都化为乌有。
4
a
cigarette
or
drugs
that
are
smoked
[口] 〔抽的〕香烟;〔吸的〕毒品
C | spoken
Where
are
the
smokes,
Jeff?
杰夫,香烟在哪儿?
5
there’s no smoke without fire where there’s smoke there’s fire
also
又作
used
to
say
that
if
something
bad
is
being
said
about
someone,
it
is
probably
partly
true
无火不冒烟; 无风不起浪; 事出有因
spoken
6
the Smoke
London
or
any
large
town
or
city
[英,过时,非正式] 〔伦敦之类的〕大城市
BrE old-fashioned informal
verb
7
to
suck
or
breathe
in
smoke
from
a
cigarette,
pipe
etc
or
to
do
this
regularly
as
a
habit
抽〔香烟、烟斗等〕; 吸烟
I,T
I
don’t
smoke
and
I
don’t
drink
much.
我不吸烟,酒也喝得不多。
Do
you
mind
if
I
smoke?
我抽烟你介意吗?
He
sat
on
the
grass
smoking
a
cigarette.
他坐在草地上吸烟。
He
admitted
that
he
had
smoked
marijuana
when
he
was
a
student.
他承认在学生时期吸过大麻。
8
if
something
smokes,
it
has
smoke
coming
from
it
冒烟
I
a
smoking
chimney
冒烟的烟囱
9
to
give
fish
or
meat
a
special
taste
by
hanging
it
in
smoke
用烟熏制
T
10
to
fill
a
place
with
smoke
in
order
to
force
someone
or
something
to
come
out
用烟把…熏出来
He
smoked
the
bees
out
of
their
nest.
他用烟把蜜蜂熏出蜂窝。
11
to
discover
who
is
causing
a
particular
problem
and
force
them
to
make
themselves
known
揭露,查出〔闹事者〕
an
operation
to
smoke
out
double
agents
清查双重间谍的行动