| Title | Cigarette |
|---|---|
| Text | Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary English Etymology cigarette 1835, Amer.Eng., from Fr. cigarette, dim. of cigare "cigar." Sp. form cigarito, -ita was also popular mid-19c. Slang short form cig attested from c.1889. Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English cigarette ADJ. lighted, lit carelessly throwing a lighted cigarette in the litter bin | half-smoked | illicit She slipped outside for an illicit cigarette. | filter tip, hand-rolled, king size, low-tar, menthol QUANT. pack, packet She smokes a packet of cigarettes a day. VERB + CIGARETTE smoke | draw on, pull on, suck on He pulled on his cigarette and waited for the train. | light | extinguish, put out, stub out Please extinguish all cigarettes now. | roll She rolls her own cigarettes. | flick (away) The old man flicked his cigarette onto the roadside. | advertise Posters advertising cigarettes have to carry government health warnings. CIGARETTE + VERB burn The cigarette burned slowly in the ashtray. | glow The cigarettes glowed in the dark. CIGARETTE + NOUN ash, smoke the smell of stale cigarette smoke | butt, end | case, packet | holder, lighter | smoker | burn | advertising Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ cigarette cig·ar·ette / 7si^E5ret; NAmE 5si^Eret / noun a thin tube of paper filled with tobacco , for smoking香烟;纸烟;卷烟: a packet / pack of cigarettes 一包香烟 to light a cigarette 点燃一支香烟 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged cig·a·rette noun also cig·a·ret \ˌsigəˈret, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷, usu -ed.+V\ (-s) Etymology: French cigarette, diminutive of cigare cigar, from Spanish cigarro 1. a. : a tube of finely cut tobacco enclosed in paper, designed for smoking, and usually narrower and shorter than a cigar b. : a similar tube for smoking filled wholly or partly with some substance other than tobacco 2. : antique brown Search result show the entry is found in: asthmatic cigarette , or cigarette , or cigarette beetle , or cigarette drain , or cigarette girl , or cigarette paper Cigarette trademark — used for a fast powerful mono-hulled ocean boat |
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