Word · Frequency #2750
smokes
烟；烟雾
smokes is the plural of smoke.
the visible gas and fine particles released when something burns
- 1.
The visible vapor/vapour, gases, and fine particles given off by burning or smoldering material.
燃烧或阴燃物质释放出的可见蒸汽、气体和细小颗粒
- 2.
Synonym of Burmilla.
伯米拉猫的同义词。
- 3.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
悬浮在气体中的细微颗粒云
- 4.
A fleeting illusion; something insubstantial, evanescent, unreal, transitory, or without result.
短暂的幻觉；不实在、短暂、虚幻、无结果的事物
- 5.
a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion
燃烧产生的含有细碳颗粒的热蒸气
- 6.
Something used to obscure or conceal; an obscuring condition; see also smoke and mirrors.
用于遮掩或隐藏的东西；遮蔽的状态；参见烟雾和镜子
- 7.
an indication of some hidden activity
某种隐藏活动的迹象
- 8.
A light grey color tinted with blue.
带蓝色调的浅灰色
- 9.
Any cloud of solid particles or liquid vapor dispersed into the air; particularly one of:
散布在空气中的固体颗粒或液体蒸汽的云；尤其是其中之一:
- 10.
A distinct column of smoke, such as indicating a burning area or fire.
明显的烟柱,如指示燃烧区域或火灾的烟柱
烟雾；尘雾；烟柱；迹象；苗头；障眼法；掩盖真相的手段；虚幻的事物；转瞬即逝的东西
In use
Thick smoke from the fire made it hard to see the road.
She opened the window to let the smoke out of the kitchen.
We could see smoke rising from the chimney in the distance.
the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles
with all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere
Connections
Collocations
- thick smoke
- 浓烟
- The thick smoke from the fire made it difficult to breathe.大火产生的浓烟让人呼吸困难。
- smoke alarm
- 烟雾报警器
- The smoke alarm went off when I burned the toast.我把面包烤焦时烟雾报警器响了。
- smoke detector
- 烟雾探测器
- We need to install a smoke detector in the basement.我们需要在地下室安装一个烟雾探测器。
- smoke screen
- 烟幕；掩饰
- The company's announcement was just a smoke screen for its financial problems.该公司的声明只是为其财务问题放出的烟幕。
- smoke signal
- 烟雾信号
- They used smoke signals to communicate across the valley.他们用烟雾信号在山谷间通信。
- smoke ring
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象smoke中的s像一缕弯曲的青烟，帮助记住“烟”的意思。
Context & Register
作为名词，'smoke' 最常见义项为燃烧产生的烟雾，使用场合中性，无特殊语体限制。
Grammar Note
通常与a连用表示一缕烟或一种烟，但作为物质时不可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words listed rhyme with smoke: they share the stressed vowel /oʊ/ and following /k/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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