: a slender roll of cut tobacco enclosed in paper and meant to be smoked
also: a similar roll of another substance (such as marijuana)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebFor example, research suggests certain senescent cells that accumulate in lungs exposed to cigarette smoke may contribute substantially to airway inflammation in COPD. Laura Ungar, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2022 Unlike laboratory animal subjects such as fruit flies and mice, companion dogs are affected by their owners’ environmental and social factors, such as secondhand cigarette smoke, lawn pesticides and access to health care. Jan Hoffman, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2022 Customers have complained about getting high-mileage vehicles that smell of cigarette smoke. Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2022 Drinking a lot of fluids, sucking on hard candies, adding honey to your warm drinks, avoiding cigarette smoke, and using a cool-mist humidifier may also help. Colleen De Bellefonds, SELF, 28 July 2022 Inside, germs can build up, like clouds of thick cigarette smoke, increasing the risk of inhaling the virus. Liz Szabo, NBC News, 17 May 2022 The coroner smoked a cigarette and unzipped the black bag.New York Times, 29 Apr. 2022 Nearby a man casually smoked a cigarette, a punishable offense under the previous regime, but on this day, the act was ignored by the police. Brent Swails And Clarissa Ward, CNN, 11 Oct. 2021 The agency has issued 115,331 warning letters to smoke shops, cigarette makers, vape makers and other tobacco companies since 2009. Nicholas Florko And Elissa Welle, STAT, 27 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
French cigarette, diminutive of cigare cigar, from Spanish cigarro
ADJECTIVE | ... OF CIGARETTES | VERB + CIGARETTE | CIGARETTE + VERB | CIGARETTE + NOUNADJECTIVE➤lighted, lit, unlit點着的香煙;未點着的香煙◇He accidentally dropped a lighted cigarette on the chair.他無意中把一支燃着的香煙掉到了椅子上。➤half-smoked抽了一半的香煙▸➤illicit違禁吸煙◇She slipped outside for an illicit cigarette.她溜出去偷偷吸了一支違禁煙。➤hand-rolled, low-tar, unfiltered手捲/低焦油/無過濾嘴兒的香煙▸➤clove, menthol丁香/薄荷捲煙➤marijuana大麻捲煙... OF CIGARETTES➤pack, packet (BrE) 一包香煙◇She smokes a pack / packet of cigarettes a day.她一天抽一包香煙。➤carton一條香煙➤case一盒香煙VERB + CIGARETTE➤smoke抽煙▸➤draw on, pull on, suck on吸煙◇He pulled on his cigarette and waited for the train.他邊吸煙邊等火車。➤light點燃香煙▸➤extinguish, put out, stub out熄滅/弄滅/掐滅香煙◇Please extinguish all cigarettes now.現在請熄滅所有的煙。➤roll捲煙◇She rolls her own cigarettes.她自己捲煙抽。➤flick, flick away彈掉香煙◇The old man flicked his cigarette onto the roadside.那位老人把他的香煙彈到路旁。➤bum討要香煙◇He'd bummed a cigarette from someone.他問別人討了一支煙。➤advertise給香煙做廣告◇Posters advertising cigarettes have to carry government health warnings.刊登香煙廣告的海報必須附有政府的健康警告。CIGARETTE + VERB➤burn香煙燃燒◇The cigarette burned slowly in the ashtray.香煙在煙灰缸裏慢慢燃燒。➤glow香煙發出火光◇The cigarettes glowed in the dark.香煙在黑暗中發着紅光。➤dangle, hang香煙懸着/吊着◇A cigarette dangled from his lips.他叼着一支煙。CIGARETTE + NOUN➤ash, smoke香煙灰;香煙霧◇the smell of stale cigarette smoke難聞的煙味➤butt, end (BrE) 煙蒂;煙頭▸➤case, packet, pack (especially NAmE) 香煙盒;煙盒▸➤holder, lighter香煙嘴兒;香煙打火機▸➤smoker吸煙者➤consumption, smoking, use香煙消費;吸煙▸➤burn香煙燙傷▸➤ad, advertising香煙廣告➤company, maker, manufacturer香煙公司;捲煙廠➤break用來吸煙的短暫休息時間◇He was sitting on the bench taking a cigarette break.他坐在長椅上抽根煙休息一會兒。➤tax煙草稅