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smoke CLOUDY AIRHsmEJk, $smoJkn [U]a cloudy grey or black mixture of air and very small pieces of carbon that is produced by something that is burning(灰或黑)烟Cigarette smoke contains thousands of harmful chemicals.香烟的烟雾中含有上千种有害化学物质。This tragedy could have been avoided if they'd had a smoke detector.如果他们有烟雾警报器的话, 这个悲剧便可以避免。Ten of us were crammed into a tiny smoke -filled office.我们10个人拥挤地呆在一间烟雾弥漫的小办公室里。The forest fires are the worst for a quarter of a century and millions of trees have gone up in smoke (= been destroyed by burning).这些森林大火是25年以来所发生的最可怕的火灾, 上百万棵树被火焰所吞噬。Something that goes up in smoke fails to produce the desired result.达不到预期效果，化为泡影When the business went bankrupt, twenty years of hard work went up in smoke.当这家企业破产时, 它二十年来的苦心经营化为乌有。Nobody died in the fire, but twelve people were treated for minor injuries and smoke inhalation.没有人在火灾中丧生, 但有12个人因受轻伤和吸入烟雾而接受了治疗。The fire produced a massive pall (= large mass) of smoke that was visible twenty miles away.这场大火产生的冲天浓烟在20英里外也能看见。Plumes of smoke billowed from the blazing house.成团的浓烟从燃烧的房子中滚滚地冒出来。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着, 喷出了一口烟。(fig.) One moment he was standing behind me, the next he had vanished in a puff of smoke (= suddenly disappeared completely).一开始他还站在我后面, 然后突然消失了。Exposure to tobacco smoke can cause cancer in non-smokers.不抽烟者吸进抽烟人的烟会引发癌。A wisp of smoke spiralled skywards from the chimney.一缕轻烟从烟囱中袅袅上升。(esp. Am) Something that is described as smoke and mirrors is intended to take attention away from an embarrassing or unpleasant situation.转移注意Instead of cutting expenditure, the government's relying on smoke and mirrors to make it seem as though it's doing something.政府不削减开支，而是依赖转移注意力，造成一种在干事的假象。A smoke bomb is a device which produces a lot of smoke instead of exploding.烟幕弹Several protesters were arrested for throwing smoke bombs at the police.一些抗议者因向警察扔烟幕弹而被捕。A smoke-filled room is a place where politicians have discussions and make agreements in secret.密谈室(指政治家秘密商讨和达成共识的地方)The whole business stinks of political corruption and decisions made in smoke-filled rooms.整个交易带有密室政治和腐败决策的味道。A smoke signal is a message in the form of amounts of smoke of various sizes that represent words, which can be seen from a long distance.烟雾信号(saying, esp. Br and Aus) 'There's no smoke without fire'or (esp. Am) 'Where there's smoke, there's fire'means that if unpleasant things are said about someone or something, there is probably a good reason for it, or that if small problems are discovered, there are probably larger ones still to be discovered.无风不起浪She says the accusations are not true, but there's no smoke without fire.她说那指控是假的, 但是无风不起浪。Satisfying the police of my innocence is not enough, as the general public will reckon that where there's smoke, there's fire.仅仅使警察确信我无罪是不够的, 因为公众会认为无风不起浪。
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