How do you use "smoke" in a sentence?

Black smoke was rising from the factory chimney. He decided to quit smoking for his health. The salmon is smoked over oak wood for flavour.

smoke

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Meaning: The visible suspension of particles in the air produced by burning, or to inhale and exhale tobacco

烟，吸烟，熏制

humo, fumar, ahumar

煙、タバコを吸う、燻製にする

연기, 담배를 피우다, 훈제하다

Smoke is the visible suspension of particles in the air produced by burning. As a verb, it means to inhale and exhale tobacco or to cure food using smoke. Idioms include 'where there's smoke, there's fire' (rumours often have some truth) and 'go up in smoke' (to be destroyed or fail completely).

「smoke」是由燃烧产生的空气中可见的颗粒悬浮物。作为动词，它指吸入和呼出烟草烟雾，或使用烟熏来腌制食物。习语包括「where there's smoke, there's fire」（无风不起浪）和「go up in smoke」（化为乌有，彻底失败）。

«Smoke» es la suspensión visible de partículas en el aire producida por la combustión. Como verbo, significa inhalar y exhalar tabaco o curar alimentos usando humo. Los modismos incluyen «where there's smoke, there's fire» (los rumores a menudo tienen algo de verdad) y «go up in smoke» (ser destruido o fracasar completamente).

「smoke」は、燃焼によって生じる空気中の粒子の目に見える浮遊物です。動詞として、タバコの煙を吸って吐くこと、または煙を使って食品を燻製にすることを意味します。慣用句には「where there's smoke, there's fire」（噂には何らかの真実がある）や「go up in smoke」（破壊される、完全に失敗する）があります。

Smoke는 연소에 의해 공기 중에 떠도는 입자의 눈에 보이는 부유물입니다. 동사로는 담배를 피우거나 음식을 훈제하는 것을 의미합니다. 관용구로 'where there's smoke, there's fire'(소문에는 근거가 있다)와 'go up in smoke'(파괴되거나 완전히 실패하다)가 있습니다.

Examples

Black smoke was rising from the factory chimney.
工厂烟囱冒出黑烟。
El humo negro salía de la chimenea de la fábrica.
工場の煙突から黒い煙が上がっていました。
공장 굴뚝에서 검은 연기가 피어오르고 있었습니다.
He decided to quit smoking for his health.
他决定为了健康戒烟。
Decidió dejar de fumar por su salud.
彼は健康のために禁煙することを決めました。
그는 건강을 위해 금연하기로 결심했습니다.
The salmon is smoked over oak wood for flavour.
这种三文鱼是用橡木熏制的，以增加风味。
El salmón se ahúma sobre madera de roble para darle sabor.
その鮭は風味のためにオークの木で燻製にされています。
그 연어는 풍미를 위해 참나무로 훈제됩니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Old English 'smoca' (noun) and 'smocian' (verb) meaning 'to emit smoke', of Germanic origin, related to Dutch 'smook' and German 'Schmauch'. From a Proto-Germanic root meaning 'to smoulder'.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Story & Trivia

From Old English 'smoca' related to 'smēocan' (to emit smoke). The phrase 'smoke and mirrors' comes from magic shows where smoke and mirrors created illusions - now meaning something deceptive or obscuring the truth.