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non-smoker

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Tobacco
ˌnon-ˈsmoker noun [countable]  DFTSMOKE#someone who does not smoke 不抽烟的人 an area reserved for non-smokers 非吸烟人士专用的区域
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non-smokerNon-smokers get cheaper health insurance.Smokers have adapted and accepted the new rules, and non-smokers are extremely grateful.Analyses comparing rates of non-smoking among study groups at each follow up were repeated for non-smokers at baseline rather than never smokers.This part of the restaurant is reserved for non-smokers.We also found that the presence of human papillomavirus in the cervix of non-smokers was significantly associated with a history of smoking.Thirty-two percent of regular smokers reported frequent coughs compared with 22 percent of non-smokers.The Reading attitude survey found 15 percent of smokers - and 67 percent of non-smokers - favoured a total ban.A quarter of those interviewed thought the rights of smokers outweighed those of non-smokers in the staffroom.No significant differences in the proportions of students remaining never smokers or non-smokers were found.Cigarette smoke can smell pretty filthy, even to a smoker, while non-smokers often find it unbearable.
ˌnon-ˈsmoker nounChineseSyllable
Corpus someone not does who smoke


non-smoker
ˌnon-ˈsmoker noun [countable]
 Word Family: noun: smoke, smokernon-smoker, smoking, smokiness; adjective: smoked, smoking ≠ non-smoking, smoky, smokeless; verb: smoke
someone who does not smoke:
    an area reserved for non-smokers


non-smokerBrE /ˌnɒn ˈsməʊkə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌnɑːn ˈsmoʊkər/ 🔊 nouna person who does not smoke 不吸烟的人 OPP smoker


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