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smoky

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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smok·y /ˈsməʊki $ ˈsmoʊ-/ adjective  1 BURNfilled with smoke 烟雾弥漫的 a smoky room 烟雾弥漫的房间2 BURNproducing too much smoke 冒出大量烟的 a smoky engine 冒出大量烟的引擎3 Chaving the taste, smell, or appearance of smoke 有烟熏味的;似烟的 smoky green eyes 烟青色的眼睛 a smoky flavour 烟熏的味道smokiness noun [uncountable]
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smokyIt's real smoky and that.smoky baconHiding from the rain in a smoky bar we missed the twelve o'clock chiming of the Town Hall clock.One contained a gorgeous silky fabric in smoky cherry pink with thin gray stripes and a satiny backing.Mercedes and Luisa begin bringing in dinner: plates of rice, beans and crema, a smoky cream cheese.The smoky flavors of the grilled rabbit combine perfectly with the spicy peanut-chili dipping sauce.Now that the smoky fug had cleared a little, Marcus could smell the peculiar decay and soap combination coming from Gleeson.a smoky old diesel engineIt is a lotus of sixteen petals of a smoky purple hue, and its element is ether, space.Differs from marsh terns in winter by square white tail, smoky underwing and no sharply defined white shoulder.
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smoky
smoky /ˈsməʊki $ ˈsmoʊ-/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: smoke, smokernon-smoker, smoking, smokiness; adjective: smoked, smoking ≠ non-smoking, smoky, smokeless; verb: smoke
1. filled with smoke:
    a smoky room
2. producing too much smoke:
    a smoky engine
3. having the taste, smell, or appearance of smoke:
    smoky green eyes
    a smoky flavour
—smokiness noun [uncountable]


smokyBrE /ˈsməʊki/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsmoʊki/ 🔊 adjective (smoki·er, smoki·est) full of smoke 烟雾弥漫的a smoky atmosphere烟雾弥漫的空气a smoky pub烟雾腾腾的酒吧producing a lot of smoke 多烟的;冒出大量烟的a smoky fire冒着浓烟的火tasting or smelling like smoke 有烟熏味的a smoky flavour烟熏味having the colour or appearance of smoke 烟灰色的;似烟的smoky blue glass灰蓝色玻璃 OPP clear