e-cigarette
IPA/ˈiː sɪɡəret/
IPA/ˈiː sɪɡəret/
e-cigarette — noun
1. a small battery-powered device shaped like a cigarette that heats a liquid into
1.名詞B1
釋義
a small battery-powered device shaped like a cigarette that heats a liquid into a mist, letting the user breathe in nicotine without the smoke and tar of burning tobacco
例句
Padma switched from regular cigarettes to an e-cigarette last winter.
switch from [traditional product] to an e-cigarette
The airport shop sold e-cigarettes in three different flavours.
Mizuki put her e-cigarette down on the café table and smiled.
Noa watched her e-cigarette heat the pod of vanilla-flavoured liquid.
Felipe bought a new e-cigarette after his old one stopped charging.
同義詞
- vape
informal; can also refer to the act of inhaling
- electronic cigarette
the full, formal term; common in official or medical writing
- e-cig
shortened informal form, frequent in everyday speech
反義詞
- traditional cigarette
burns tobacco; produces smoke and tar
常見錯誤
❌He smoked an e-cigarette.
✅He used an e-cigarette.
💡You do not 'smoke' an e-cigarette because it produces vapour, not smoke.