smoking

smoking — 名詞

1. the act of breathing in smoke from a burning cigarette, pipe, or cigar through t

1.名詞A2
釋義

吸菸

吸入香菸、雪茄等煙草燃燒煙霧的行為

the act of breathing in smoke from a burning cigarette, pipe, or cigar through the mouth, done either on one occasion or as a regular habit

例句

Eitan stepped outside the office for his only smoking break of the afternoon.

Eitan 走到辦公室外面，享受那天下午唯一的吸菸休息時間。

collocation: smoking break

The doctor warned Folake that smoking was slowly damaging her lungs.

醫生警告 Folake，吸菸正在慢慢損害她的肺部。

that-clause: smoking + was damaging

同義詞
  • tobacco use

    broader term that also includes chewing tobacco and snuff, not just smoking

  • cigarette smoking

    more specific — refers only to smoking cigarettes rather than pipes or cigars

反義詞
  • non-smoking

    refers to the absence or prohibition of smoking, as in a non-smoking area

文法句型

uncountable; often used in phrases like no smoking, quit smoking

用法筆記

This noun is uncountable and does not have a plural form. It is commonly used in signs and warnings (No smoking), in health contexts (quit smoking, smoking causes cancer), and in compound nouns (smoking ban, smoking area, smoking section).

常見錯誤

❌The smoking from the campfire made my eyes water.
✅The smoke from the campfire made my eyes water.
💡'Smoking' is the activity of using tobacco; 'smoke' is the visible gas produced by anything that is burning.