smoking
抽煙,冒煙
Smoke, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Smoked p. pr. & vb n. Smoking.]
1. To emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of vapor or exhalation; to reek.
Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton.
2. Hence, to burn; to be kindled; to rage.
The anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke agains. that man. --Deut. xxix. 20.
3. To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.
Proud of his steeds, he smokes along the field. --Dryden.
4. To draw into the mouth the smoke of tobacco burning in a pipe or in the form of a cigar, cigarette, etc.; to habitually use tobacco in this manner.
5. To suffer severely; to be punished.
Some of you shall smoke for it in Rome. --Shak.
Smok·ing, a. & n. from Smoke.
Smoking bean Bot., the long pod of the catalpa, or Indian-bean tree, often smoked by boys as a substitute for cigars.
Smoking car, a railway car carriage reserved for the use of passengers who smoke tobacco.
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smoking
adj : emitting smoke in great volume; "a smoking fireplace"
n 1: the act of smoking tobacco or other substances; "he went
outside for a smoke"; "smoking stinks" [syn: smoke]
2: a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being
produced by combustion; "the fire produced a tower of
black smoke that could be seen for miles" [syn: smoke]