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to·bac·co /təˈbækəʊ $ -koʊ/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]  1. DFTthe dried brown leaves that are smoked in cigarettes, pipes etc 烟叶，烟草2. the plant that produces these leaves 烟草属植物；烟草

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tobacco• Taxes on alcohol and tobacco could be justified on these grounds.• Alcohol and tobacco accelerate epidemics, such as tuberculosis and drug abuse.• In tobacco there are no less than eight such pairs of genes.• Out comes the cigar: the consolation of tobacco bears all our cares away.• The largest declines were in textiles, tobacco, chemicals, rubber, paper and food.• In the 1630s the tobacco boom showed signs of having reached its peak.• Men, however, do not tend to kick the tobacco habit.• The tobacco industry has never paid damages or settled a liability case.Origin tobacco (1500-1600) Spanish tabaco, probably from Taino, “tobacco leaves rolled up and smoked”

to·bac·co nounChineseSyllable  

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tobacco
to‧bac‧co /təˈbækəʊ $ -koʊ/ noun [uncountable]1. the dried brown leaves that are smoked in cigarettes, pipes etc
2. the plant that produces these leaves

to·baccoBrE /təˈbækəʊ/ 🔊NAmE /təˈbækoʊ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, countable] (

plural

to·baccos) the dried leaves of the tobacco plant that are used for making cigarettes, smoking in a pipe or chewing 烟叶；烟草◆The government imposed a ban on tobacco advertising (= the advertising of cigarettes and all other forms of tobacco ). 政府下令禁止做烟草广告。🔊🔊