smoke
noun uk/sməʊk/ us/smoʊk/
(GREY GAS)
B1 [ U ]（燃烧所产生的）烟，烟雾
the grey, black, or white mixture of gas and very small pieces of carbon that is produced when something burns
cigarette smoke 香烟的烟雾
a tiny smoke-filled room 烟雾弥漫的小房间
The fire produced a pall (= large mass) of smoke visible 20 miles away. 大火产生的大团烟雾在20英里之外都能看见。
Plumes of smoke billowed from the chimney. 滚滚浓烟从烟囱里冒出来。
She leaned back thoughtfully and blew a puff of (= a small amount of) smoke into the air. 她若有所思地向后靠去，吐出了一口烟。
go up in smoke 化成了烟，被大火烧毁
to be destroyed by burning
Because of the fire, hundreds of houses went up in smoke. 由于这场大火，数百座房屋被烧毁。
- More examples
- The smoke made me cough.
- The alarm should go off automatically as soon as smoke is detected.
- I saw her through a haze of cigarette smoke.
- I heard a loud bang and then saw black smoke.
- Breathing in other people's cigarette smoke is bad for you .
(CIGARETTE)
[ S ]抽烟，吸烟
the act of smoking a cigarette
I really enjoy a smoke at the end of a meal. 我很喜欢在饭后抽一支烟。
[ C ] informal香烟
a cigarette
Would you buy me some smokes while you're out? 你出去的时候能帮我买些烟吗？
(CITY)
the (big) smokeUK and Australian English informal 大城市（尤指伦敦、悉尼或墨尔本）
any large city, especially London, Sydney, or Melbourne
He was a young lad of 16 when he first came to the big smoke. 他初次来到这座大城市时还是个16岁的小伙子。
Idiom
there's no smoke without fireidiom UK saying (US where there's smoke, there's fire) 无火不冒烟;无风不起浪
If unpleasant things are said about someone or something, there is probably a good reason for it.
She says the accusations are not true, but there's no smoke without fire. 她说那些指控纯属子虚乌有，但无风不起浪。
smoke
verb uk/sməʊk/ us/smoʊk/
(BREATHE SMOKE)
A1 [ I or T ]吸烟，抽烟
to breathe smoke into the mouth and usually lungs from a cigarette, pipe, etc.
Do you mind if I smoke? 我抽根烟你介意吗？
I used to smoke a packet of cigarettes a day. 我曾经一天抽一包烟。
- More examples
- Fewer people smoke these days than used to.
- In the interests of safety, please do not smoke.
- She doesn't drink or smoke and I'm sure she'll outlive us all.
- She can smoke - I don't have a problem with that.
- He used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day.
(GREY GAS)
[ I ]冒烟
to produce smoke as a result of industrial activity or of something such as an electrical fault
The skyline is dominated by smoking factory chimneys. 地平线上全是工厂冒着烟的烟囱。
Suddenly the TV went blank and started smoking. 电视机突然图像全无，开始冒烟。
(PRESERVE)
[ T ]（用烟）熏制
to preserve meat, fish, or cheese using smoke from burning wood
People in Egypt were salting, drying, and smoking fish and meat 6,000 years ago. 埃及人6000年前就开始进行鱼和肉的腌制、风干和熏制。
Phrasal verb
smoke someone/something out 用烟把（动物或人）熏出
If you smoke out an animal or person that is hiding, you force them to leave the place where they are by filling it with smoke.
figurative There will be a tougher approach to smoking out (= finding) tax dodgers. 将会有更强的措施来查处逃税者。