smoke
US /smoʊk/
Definition
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Smoking is not allowed anywhere inside the office building.
Word Family
NounNoun
smoke gốc
smoker
smoking
VerbVerb
smoke gốc
AdjectiveAdj
smoky
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- fumea cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
- vapora visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance
Collocations
- Easy cigarette smokedescribing cigarette smoke (finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking)
- Medium smoke detector alarmto smoke detector alarm, meaning to inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes
- Hard heavy industrial smoke emissionsdescribing heavy industrial smoke emissions (an actor who plays villainous roles)
- Very Hard go up in smoketo go up in smoke, meaning to change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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