cigarette

.sigә'ret

高考四级 Collins 3

n. finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

n. 香烟, 纸烟

Collins 星级

Oxford 级别

2,393

BNC 频率

2,111

使用频率

cigarette 的词根是 cigar，表示“雪茄”，后缀 -ette 表示“小型”或“类似于”。因此，cigarette 可以理解为“小雪茄”。

例句

1. She asked him for a cigarette during the break.

她在休息时向他要了一根香烟。

2. Smoking a cigarette in public places is often not allowed.

在公共场所吸烟通常是不被允许的。

3. He decided to quit smoking cigarettes for his health.

他决定为了健康戒烟。