smoke

🇬🇧 UK/smәuk/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLA1

Definitions

n.

The visible gases and fine particles produced by burning material; a cigarette

烟;烟雾;香烟

v.

To inhale and exhale tobacco or other substances; to give off smoke

吸烟;冒烟

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
smokeother
=smoke

Common Collocations

  • 1.go up in smoke化为乌有
  • 2.smoke screen烟幕弹;障眼法
  • 3.smoke alarm烟雾报警器
  • 4.secondhand smoke二手烟

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Black smoke billowed from the factory chimney into the grey sky.

  • 2.

    He stepped outside for a smoke during the break.

  • 3.

    Where there's smoke, there's fire — the rumors about the merger must have some truth.

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