smoke
/sməʊk/noun
उच्चारण स्मोक
धुआँ
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Asked in previous papers
as idiom
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[U]
the grey, white or black gas that is produced by something burning
धुआँ
- thick black smoke
- Smoke rose from the chimney of the village school.
- Black smoke poured from the burning factory.
+ 3 more examples
- The room was full of smoke from the kitchen.
- The fire alarm sounded when it detected smoke.
- Smoke from crop burning covers the city in winter.
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[I, T]
to suck smoke from a cigarette, pipe into your mouth and let it out again; to give off smoke; to preserve meat or fish by hanging it in smoke from wood fires
धूम्रपान करना; धुआँ देना
- No smoking.
- smoked fish
- Smoking is not allowed in public places.
+ 3 more examples
- He gave up smoking five years ago.
- The chimney smoked all morning.
- Smoked salmon is a delicacy in some countries.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
smoke (uncountable)
Smoke from fire is uncountable: we say some smoke or a cloud of smoke, never smokes.
आग से निकलने वाला 'smoke' uncountable है; 'some smoke' या 'a cloud of smoke' कहा जाता है, 'smokes' नहीं।
- There was too much smoke in the kitchen.
- A cloud of smoke rose from the factory.
smoke + object / smoke (intransitive)
As a verb, smoke can take an object such as a cigarette, or be used alone to mean the habit.
क्रिया के रूप में 'smoke' के बाद सिगरेट जैसा object आ सकता है, या आदत बताने के लिए वह अकेला भी आता है।
- My uncle smokes twenty cigarettes a day.
- He gave up smoking last year.
give up / quit smoking
After give up and quit, use the -ing form, not an infinitive.
'Give up' और 'quit' के बाद -ing रूप आता है, infinitive नहीं।
- Radhika's father quit smoking after the check-up.
smoked + food / smoke-free
Smoked as an adjective means preserved with smoke; smoke-free means where smoking is not allowed.
'Smoked' adjective का अर्थ धुएँ से संरक्षित किया हुआ है; 'smoke-free' का अर्थ वह स्थान है जहाँ धूम्रपान मना है।
- The restaurant serves smoked fish.
- All trains are now smoke-free.
+Collocations 4
adjective + smoke
thickblackacridcigarettesecond-hand
- Thick black smoke poured out of the bus.
verb + smoke
inhalebreathe inchoke ongive offclear the
- Many people choked on smoke during the fire.
smoke + noun
alarmdetectorsignalscreenbreak
- The smoke alarm woke the whole family.
adverb + smoke
heavilyregularlysecretlyoccasionally
- He smokes heavily and coughs every morning.
“More examples 5
- Smoke from the burning stubble covered the city in winter.
पराली जलने से उठे धुएँ ने सर्दियों में शहर को ढक लिया।
- Smoking is banned on all railway platforms.
सभी रेलवे प्लेटफ़ॉर्म पर धूम्रपान प्रतिबंधित है।
- There is no smoke without fire.
जहाँ धुआँ होता है, वहाँ आग भी होती है।
- The chimney was smoking all evening.
चिमनी से सारी शाम धुआँ निकलता रहा।
- The bees were driven out with smoke.
मधुमक्खियों को धुआँ करके भगाया गया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He is addicted to smoke.
✓ He is addicted to smoking.
For the habit of using cigarettes, the -ing form smoking is used; smoke is the gas.
सिगरेट पीने की आदत के लिए 'smoking' आता है; 'smoke' धुआँ है।
✗ Smoking are injurious to health.
✓ Smoking is injurious to health.
A gerund subject takes a singular verb.
Gerund subject के साथ singular verb आती है।
✗ There was a lot of smokes in the room.
✓ There was a lot of smoke in the room.
Smoke from fire is uncountable and has no plural s.
आग का 'smoke' uncountable है, उसमें plural 's' नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name what rises from a fire or a hot place, but they differ in size and source.
ये शब्द आग या गर्म स्थान से उठने वाली चीज़ें बताते हैं, पर आकार और स्रोत में भिन्न हैं।
The visible grey or black gas from burning.
जलने से निकलने वाली दिखाई देने वाली धूसर या काली गैस।
- Smoke filled the corridor.
A strong, often harmful gas or vapour, usually from chemicals or engines; mostly plural.
रसायनों या इंजन से निकलने वाली तेज़, प्रायः हानिकारक गैस; प्रायः बहुवचन में।
- Traffic fumes make breathing difficult in Delhi.
Water vapour from boiling water; it is not a sign of burning.
उबलते पानी से निकली भाप; यह जलने का संकेत नहीं है।
- Steam rose from the cup of tea.
¶Idioms 2
end in smoke
to come to nothing; to fail to produce any result
बेनतीजा रहना, सारी योजनाएँ धरी की धरी रह जाना
- All his big plans ended in smoke.
- The peace talks ended in smoke.
blow smoke
to say things that are not true or that make something seem better than it really is, in order to impress or mislead people
डींग हाँकना, बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर बातें करके भ्रम में डालना
- The minister's promises were just blowing smoke.
- Don't believe him about the profits; he's blowing smoke.
→Phrasal verbs 1
smoke sb/sth out
to force sb/sth to come out of a place by filling it with smoke; to make sb's secret plans known
धुआँ करके बाहर निकालना; (छिपे व्यक्ति या योजना को) उजागर करना
- The farmers smoked the bees out of the tree.
- The police are trying to smoke out the leaders of the gang.
◇Word family
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Idioms and sayings, asked very often: there's no smoke without fire (if people are saying something bad about somebody, it is probably partly true), go up in smoke (be destroyed by fire; fail completely: 'His plans went up in smoke'), smoke screen (something that hides your real intentions), smoking gun (clear proof of a crime), smoke the peace pipe (make peace).
Idioms और कहावतें बहुत पूछी जाती हैं: there's no smoke without fire (यदि लोग किसी के बारे में बुरा कह रहे हैं तो शायद आंशिक रूप से सच है, बिना आग धुआँ नहीं), go up in smoke (आग से नष्ट होना; पूरी तरह असफल होना: 'His plans went up in smoke', धुएँ में उड़ जाना), smoke screen (असली इरादे छिपाने वाली चीज़), smoking gun (अपराध का स्पष्ट प्रमाण), smoke the peace pipe (शांति स्थापित करना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Smoking in public places is banned in India; the COTPA (Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003) controls tobacco use; 31 May is World No Tobacco Day; smog is a mix of smoke and fog.
भारत में सार्वजनिक स्थानों पर धूम्रपान प्रतिबंधित है; COTPA (सिगरेट और अन्य तंबाकू उत्पाद अधिनियम, 2003) तंबाकू उपयोग नियंत्रित करता है; 31 मई विश्व तंबाकू निषेध दिवस है; smog धुएँ और कोहरे का मिश्रण है।