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a cigar
单数形式，常用于泛指或首次提及。
He lit a cigar after dinner.
他晚饭后点了一支雪茄。
雪茄；雪茄烟
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
雪茄；雪茄烟
A cylinder of tobacco wrapped in tobacco leaves, made for smoking.
He lit a cigar after dinner.
他晚饭后点了一支雪茄。
用烟叶卷裹的圆柱形烟草,供吸食
A cylinder of tobacco rolled and wrapped with an outer covering of tobacco leaves, intended to be smoked.
供吸食的烟草卷
a roll of tobacco for smoking
After the meal, he lit a cigar and sat on the balcony.
饭后，他点了一支雪茄，坐在阳台上。
She gave him a box of cigars to celebrate his promotion.
她送给他一盒雪茄，庆祝他升职。
The room still smelled of cigar smoke long after he left.
他离开很久后，房间里仍弥漫着雪茄烟味。
单数形式，常用于泛指或首次提及。
He lit a cigar after dinner.
他晚饭后点了一支雪茄。
He enjoys smoking a cigar on special occasions.
他喜欢在特殊场合抽雪茄。
复数形式。
The humidor is full of fine cigars.
雪茄盒里装满了优质雪茄。
雪茄用作定语修饰名词，如cigar box（雪茄盒）、cigar shop（雪茄店）等。
He bought a cigar cutter from the store.
他在店里买了一个雪茄剪。
Not this
He lit a cigarette.
Use this
He lit a cigar.
中国学习者常将cigar（雪茄）与cigarette（香烟）混淆。cigar指雪茄，cigarette指普通香烟，两者不同。
Not this
He bought two cigar.
Use this
He bought two cigars.
cigar是可数名词，复数形式需加-s。中国学习者可能忽略名词复数变化。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
点燃雪茄
He stepped outside to light a cigar.
他走到外面点燃了一支雪茄。
抽雪茄
My grandfather used to smoke a cigar after dinner.
我祖父过去常在晚餐后抽一支雪茄。
雪茄烟雾
The room was filled with thick cigar smoke.
房间里弥漫着浓重的雪茄烟雾。
雪茄盒
He kept his collection in a wooden cigar box.
他把收藏品放在一个木制雪茄盒里。
雪茄剪
She used a sharp cigar cutter to clip the end.
她用一把锋利的雪茄剪剪掉了末端。
雪茄吧
They met at a fancy cigar lounge downtown.
他们在市中心一家高档雪茄吧见面。
差一点就成功了；几乎但未能如愿
He almost won the race, but it was close but no cigar.
他差点赢了比赛，但就差那么一点。
有时候，雪茄就是雪茄。
This quote is often attributed to Sigmund Freud, though its authenticity is debated, to illustrate that not everything has a hidden sexual meaning.
这句话常被归为弗洛伊德所说，虽然真实性存疑，用以说明并非所有事物都有隐藏的性含义。
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Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
Cigar 的首字母 C 像雪茄弯曲的外形。
通常作为中性词使用，多用于正式或休闲场合，指雪茄烟。
All listed words rhyme with cigar (stressed /ɑr/). Note that 'sugar' (/ˈʃʊɡər/) looks similar but does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.