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fumes of [substance]
Fumes of paint filled the room.
油漆的气味弥漫在房间里。
（难闻或有害的）气体；烟雾
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（难闻或有害的）气体；烟雾
Gas or vapour that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale.
Fumes of paint filled the room.
油漆的气味弥漫在房间里。
气味浓烈或吸入有害的气体或蒸气。
A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale.
从固态或液态汽化后重新凝结成固态的物质。
A material that has been vaporized from the solid or liquid state to the gas state and re-coalesced to the solid state.
使人失去自控的愤怒或兴奋。
Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control.
虚幻缥缈的东西；空想；妄想。
Anything unsubstantial or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination.
The factory was emitting toxic fumes that drifted over the neighborhood.
工厂排放的有毒烟雾飘到了居民区上空。
They had to wear masks to avoid inhaling the fumes from the paint.
他们不得不戴上口罩以避免吸入油漆散发的烟雾。
The car's exhaust fumes filled the garage, making it dangerous to stay inside.
汽车的尾气充满了车库，待在里面很危险。
Fumes of paint filled the room.
油漆的气味弥漫在房间里。
The car mechanic was working in toxic fumes.
汽车修理工正在有毒烟雾中工作。
Poisonous fumes from the factory escaped into the air.
工厂的有毒烟雾泄漏到空气中。
Not this
There is a strange fume coming from the engine.
Use this
There are strange fumes coming from the engine.
“fume”在表示具体气体时通常用复数形式“fumes”，而非单数。学习者常受汉语“一股烟”的影响而错误使用单数。
Not this
The factory smoke is harmful to health.
Use this
The factory fumes are harmful to health.
“smoke”指燃烧产生的烟，而“fume”指化学或工业过程中产生的有毒气体。学习者因汉语“烟”一词多义而混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
废气
The garage was filled with exhaust fumes.
车库里充满了废气。
有毒烟雾
Workers should wear masks to avoid inhaling toxic fumes.
工人应佩戴口罩以避免吸入有毒烟雾。
化学烟雾
The lab has a ventilation system to remove chemical fumes.
实验室有通风系统来排除化学烟雾。
通风橱
Always use the fume hood when handling volatile substances.
处理挥发性物质时务必使用通风橱。
柴油废气
Diesel fumes are harmful to respiratory health.
柴油废气对呼吸健康有害。
烟雾抽排器
A fume extractor is essential in welding workshops.
烟雾抽排器在焊接车间是必不可少的。
怒气冲冲地
He left the meeting in a fume after the argument.
他在争吵后怒气冲冲地离开了会议室。
化为乌有；被浪费掉
Their investment went up in fumes when the company collapsed.
公司倒闭时，他们的投资化为乌有。
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fume音似‘浮沫’，想象悬浮在气体中的细颗粒就像漂浮的泡沫。
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所有列出的词（plume, flume, perfume, assume, consume）发音均以 /uːm/ 结尾，与 fume 押韵。注意拼写相似的词如 fuse (/fjuːz/) 发音不同，不押韵。
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