新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

smoke

英  [sməʊk]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词]

    Smoke consists of gas and small bits of solid material that are sent into the air when something burns.

    双语例句

    例:

    A cloud of black smoke blew over the city.

    一团黑烟拂过了这座城市。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 吸烟

    A smoke is the act of sucking the smoke from a cigarette, cigar, or pipe into your mouth and blowing it out again.

    双语例句

    例:

    Someone came out for a smoke.

    有人出来抽烟了。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • where there's smoke there's fire

    1有火就冒烟 , 无风不起浪

    If someone says where there's smoke there's fire, they mean that there are rumours or signs that something is true so it must be at least partly true.

    双语例句

    例:

    A lot of the stuff in the story is not true, but I have to say that where there's smoke there's fire.

    故事中有许多事情都不是真的,但我不得不说,无风不起浪。

  • go up in smoke

    1被烧毁

    If something goes up in smoke, it is destroyed by fire.

    双语例句

    例:

    The crew were able to put out the fire only after 25 acres had gone up in smoke.

    大火烧毁了25公顷之后,队员们才能够将火扑灭。

    2化为乌有

    If something that is very important to you goes up in smoke, it fails or ends without anything being achieved.

    双语例句

    例:

    I was afraid you'd say no, and my dream would go up in smoke.

    我担心你会说不,那我的梦想就化为乌有了。

    VERB. 动词
  • smokes , smoking , smoked

    1[I 不及物动词] 冒烟

    If something is smoking, smoke is coming from it.

    双语例句

    例:

    The chimney was smoking fiercely.

    烟囱里浓烟滚滚。

    2[I 不及物动词] 吸(烟) , 吸烟

    When someone smokes a cigarette, cigar, or pipe, they suck the smoke from it into their mouth and blow it out again. If you smoke, you regularly smoke cigarettes, cigars, or a pipe.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was sitting alone, smoking a big cigar.

    他独自坐在那儿,抽着一根大雪茄。

    例:

    It's not easy to quit smoking.

    戒烟不容易。

    3[T 及物动词] 熏制(鱼或肉)

    If fish or meat is smoked, it is hung over burning wood so that the smoke preserves it and gives it a special flavour.

    双语例句

    例:

    the grid where the fish were being smoked.

    当时熏鱼所用的烤架。