1. U 烟　 visible vapour with particles of carbon coming from a burning substance
2. S 吸烟　 an act or period of smoking

　smoke　的基本意思是指燃烧中产生的“烟”，用作不可数名词。smoke在口语中也可指“吸烟或抽烟”的动作或过程，一般用单数形式；在非正式用语中还可指“香烟”，用作可数名词。

　blow away ～　吹走烟
　give forth ～　冒烟
　give off ～　冒烟
　produce ～　产生烟雾
　pull ～ into people's faces　朝着人的脸喷烟
　remove ～　除去烟雾
　enjoy a ～　享受吸烟的乐趣
　go out for a ～　到外面去吸烟
　have a ～　抽支烟
　offer sb a ～　给某人一支烟
　pass the ～s around　分发香烟
　smell ～　闻到烟味
　stop for a ～　停下来吸烟
　take a ～　抽支烟
　take a good〔nice〕 ～　美美地抽上一支烟
　taste a ～　品尝香烟
　after-dinner ～　饭后一支烟
　big ～s　雾都（指伦敦）
　black ～　黑烟，浓烟
　heavy ～　浓烟
　light ～　轻烟
　poisonous ～　有毒的烟
　thick ～　浓烟
　be enveloped in ～　被烟雾包围
　a curl of ～　一缕烟
　clouds of ～　一团团的烟
　the smell of bonfire ～　篝火的烟味
　～ from factory chimneys　工厂烟囱冒出的烟
　～ from kitchen chimneys　炊烟
　～ from volcano　火山喷出的烟

　Smoke is coming out of the chimney.　烟囱正冒着烟。
　Smoke filled the room.　房间里弥漫着烟雾。
　The smoke hurt my eyes.　烟熏得我眼睛发痛。
　Smoke poured out of the windows of the burning house.　浓烟从着火房屋的窗口喷出。
　A pillar of smoke rose high into the air.　烟柱直升高空。
　Clouds of smoke belched from the burning building.　着火的大楼冒出一团团浓烟。
　The house is full of smoke.　满屋子都是烟。
　The people on the island are sending up smoke signals.　岛上的人们在燃放烟雾信号。
　Light and heat are sent off, together with heavy smoke, and soon only black charcoal is left.　光和热伴随着浓烟一起发出来了，不久就只剩下黑色的木炭了。
　The fire sent out a lot of smoke but little damage was caused.　火里冒出浓烟，但是没有造成什么损害。
　The burning firewood sent up clouds of smoke into the air.　燃烧着的木柴冒出滚滚的浓烟。
　I'm dying for a smoke.　我真想抽支烟。
　Take a smoke.　请抽支烟。
　I have to have a smoke after dinner.　饭后我总是抽支烟。
　I came outside for a smoke.　我到外面来抽支烟。
　Have you got any smokes?　你有烟吗?
　He smiled and offered me a smoke.　他微笑着递给我一支烟。

 ♣ go up in smoke
1. 被烧光 be completely burnt
　The barn full of hay went up in smoke.　装满干草的粮仓烧毁了。
　The whole house went up in smoke in less than an hour.　整座房子不到一小时就被烧光了。
　Hundreds of valuable books had gone up in smoke.　几百本很有价值的书都烧成了灰烬。
2. 以失败告终，未剩下有价值的东西 result in failure, leave nothing of value behind
　When he crashed his car all his travel plans went up in smoke.　他把汽车撞坏了，他的整个旅行计划都吹了。
　Jane's hopes of going to college went up in smoke when her father lost his job.　简的父亲失业使她上大学的希望成为泡影。
　All his plans have gone up in smoke.　他的全部计划都成了泡影。
 ♣ there is no smoke without fire
　无火不生烟，谣言总是事出有因　there is always some reason for a rumour
　He's denied having an affair with his secretary but of course there's no smoke without fire.　他不承认他和他的秘书有染，可是无风不起浪啊。

　我们看见从窗口冒出一股浓重的黑烟。
　［误］ We saw a thick black smoke coming out of the window.
　［正］ We saw thick black smoke coming out of the window.
　［析］ smoke作名词表示“烟”时不可数，前面不能直接用不定冠词修饰。

1. vi.冒烟，冒气　 give off smoke or other visible vapour
2. vt. & vi.抽烟　 draw in smoke from a cigarette, cigar, pipe, etc. through the mouth, then blow it out again
3. vt.用烟熏制　 preserve sth to give a special taste

　～ a pipe　抽烟斗
　～ a sheet of glass　熏黑一块玻璃
　～ fish　熏鱼
　～ ham　熏火腿
　～ opium　吸鸦片
　～ the ceiling　熏黑天棚
　～ the insects　用烟熏虫子
　～ the plants　用烟熏植物
　～ well　很好吸
　～ badly　出烟太多
　～ deliciously　抽得有滋有味
　～ endlessly　不停地抽
　～ gravely　抽烟哑了嗓音
　～ poorly　不好抽
　～ away one's time　以抽烟消磨时间
　～ out　熏出，查出，使…公之于世
　～ out snakes from a hole　熏蛇出洞

　The fireplace smokes badly.　这壁炉冒烟太多。
　Do you smoke?　你抽烟吗?
　He never smokes.　他从不抽烟。
　He was smoking a pipe.　他正抽着一支烟斗。
　He smoked a cigar after lunch.　他午饭后抽一支雪茄。
　If you smoke opium, give it up.　如果你吸鸦片，就戒掉吧。
　He was smoking ham.　他在熏火腿。
　People smoked fish to preserve them.　人们把鱼熏制一下以便保存。
　They had to smoke the plants in a greenhouse.　他们只好用烟熏温室里的植物。
　He smoked a sheet of glass to look at the sun.　他熏黑了一块玻璃用以观察太阳。
　The ceiling was smoked.　天棚给熏黑了。
　He smoked himself sick.　他因吸烟而致病。
　He smoked his throat raw.　他抽烟抽得嗓子都疼了。

 ♣ smoke out　(v.+adv.)
1. 用烟熏出 force out of a place by using smoke
　He smoked the snakes out from the hole.　他把蛇从洞中熏出。
　The soldiers smoked the enemy out of their hiding-places.　士兵们用烟把敌人从隐藏的地方熏了出来。
　The old war criminal was at last smoked out from his hiding-place abroad and brought to trial.　那个老战犯终于在他国外隐藏处被查了出来，并接受审判。
2. 使某处充满烟 fill sth with smoke
　Turn off that pan—you're smoking the place out!　快把平底锅关上——你把这儿弄得都是烟。

　这儿禁止抽烟。
　［误］ To smoke is prohibited here.
　［正］ Smoking is prohibited here.
　［析］ 说“禁止抽烟”的“抽烟”是泛指，应该用smoking. 但当具体地指某人抽烟时，多用动词不定式。如：It is not very good for you to smoke so much.抽烟多对你身体没有好处。

　［派生词］ smokeless adj.无烟的；不冒烟的
　［词源］　古英语smoca（吐出烟雾）