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Definition of cigar in English: cigarnoun sɪˈɡɑːsəˈɡɑr A cylinder of tobacco rolled in tobacco leaves for smoking. 雪茄烟，叶卷烟 Example sentencesExamples - Basically all this man ever did was sit in a big black recliner and smoke cigars.
- Then he started smoking his cigars, so Mum and I found ourselves another carriage to occupy.
- For those of us who smoke cigars, it is very tempting to have one in the mouth as you play the game.
- Frost lifts a fat cigar from the ashtray, and enquires politely if I mind.
- She smelt a foul smell of cigars and cigarettes, and suddenly she wanted to move away.
- I plan on enjoying a nice glass of bourbon and a Cuban cigar while the results roll in.
- He smokes two Cuban cigars every day and makes no apologies for it.
- He was pulling away from a couple of golfers who were smoking cigars and looked familiar.
- It tasted awful, but then smoking a cigar is never as pleasant as smelling it in the air.
- Not being able to smoke a nice cigar with my friends at a local pub is rather irritating.
- They each had a glass of alcohol sitting beside them and Jamie was smoking a cigar.
- He said that no staff member works at his cigar bar unless he or she likes to smoke cigars, as well.
- There, he sat on his deck smoking cigars and watching the eagles roost in the trees.
- Do you all sit around a big table drinking expensive brandy and smoking massive cigars?
- The smoke from their cigars burned the inside of her nose as she quickly walked past them.
- It is the only isolated area in the restaurant but you can still have a chat with people while smoking cigars together.
- The pleasure of dinner at the Ivy was dulled by smoke from a fat cigar.
- They smoke pipes, whereas Bertie Wooster and his friends smoke cigars or cigarettes.
- There is the moody Macanudo Fumoir for those who like to smoke cigars, and the buzzy Claridge's bar for those who like to drink.
- Some cigarette smokers, particularly men, switch to smoking cigars or pipes as a means of giving up cigarettes.
Phrasesinformal (of an attempt) almost but not quite successful. 〈北美，非正式〉（尝试）几乎而未真正成功 they didn't catch him in the car—close but no cigar Example sentencesExamples - These fall into the ‘close but no cigar’ category.
- Despite demographic changes, all signs are that it will be another case of close but no cigar.
- It's a worthy effort: close but no cigar.
- ‘Close, but no cigar’ is a cliché, but it helps comfort those of us who don't always emerge victorious.
OriginEarly 18th century: from French cigare, or from Spanish cigarro, probably from Mayan sik'ar 'smoking'. Cigar is from French cigare, or from Spanish cigarro, probably from Mayan sik'ar ‘smoking’. Mid 19th-century cigarette ‘little cigar’ was also adopted from French. The abbreviation ciggy dates from the 1960s.
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- Some cigarette smokers, particularly men, switch to smoking cigars or pipes as a means of giving up cigarettes.
- He smokes two Cuban cigars every day and makes no apologies for it.
- I plan on enjoying a nice glass of bourbon and a Cuban cigar while the results roll in.
- He was pulling away from a couple of golfers who were smoking cigars and looked familiar.
- Do you all sit around a big table drinking expensive brandy and smoking massive cigars?
- They each had a glass of alcohol sitting beside them and Jamie was smoking a cigar.
- It is the only isolated area in the restaurant but you can still have a chat with people while smoking cigars together.
- There, he sat on his deck smoking cigars and watching the eagles roost in the trees.
- For those of us who smoke cigars, it is very tempting to have one in the mouth as you play the game.
- It tasted awful, but then smoking a cigar is never as pleasant as smelling it in the air.
- The smoke from their cigars burned the inside of her nose as she quickly walked past them.
- Basically all this man ever did was sit in a big black recliner and smoke cigars.
- They smoke pipes, whereas Bertie Wooster and his friends smoke cigars or cigarettes.
- Not being able to smoke a nice cigar with my friends at a local pub is rather irritating.
- There is the moody Macanudo Fumoir for those who like to smoke cigars, and the buzzy Claridge's bar for those who like to drink.
- He said that no staff member works at his cigar bar unless he or she likes to smoke cigars, as well.
- The pleasure of dinner at the Ivy was dulled by smoke from a fat cigar.
- Frost lifts a fat cigar from the ashtray, and enquires politely if I mind.
- Then he started smoking his cigars, so Mum and I found ourselves another carriage to occupy.
Phrasesinformal (of an attempt) almost, but not quite successful. 〈北美，非正式〉（尝试）几乎而未真正成功 Example sentencesExamples - It's a worthy effort: close but no cigar.
- Despite demographic changes, all signs are that it will be another case of close but no cigar.
- ‘Close, but no cigar’ is a cliché, but it helps comfort those of us who don't always emerge victorious.
- These fall into the ‘close but no cigar’ category.
OriginEarly 18th century: from French cigare, or from Spanish cigarro, probably from Mayan sik'ar ‘smoking’. |