fumes
fumes — 名詞
1. gas or smoky air with a sharp smell that can make breathing unsafe
廢氣；煙氣
難聞且吸入可致害的氣體
gas or smoky air with a sharp smell that can make breathing unsafe
Exhaust fumes drifted into the bus when the driver opened the rear door.
司機打開後門時，廢氣飄進了公車裡。
exhaust fumes drift into [place]
Elena felt sick after breathing paint fumes in the small bedroom.
Elena 在小臥室吸入油漆煙氣後覺得想吐。
paint fumes after indoor work
Kitchen fumes set off the alarm while Yael fried fish for dinner.
Yael 煎魚當晚餐時，廚房煙氣讓警報器響了。
The workers wore masks because the cleaning fumes stung their eyes.
工人戴上口罩，因為清潔劑的煙氣刺痛了他們的眼睛。
文法句型
exhaust fumes
paint fumes
breathe in fumes
用法筆記
Usually plural in this meaning. It often refers to exhaust, paint, or chemical air that people may breathe in by accident.
常見錯誤
fumes — 動詞
1. to send bad-smelling gas or smoky air into the surrounding space
冒出煙氣
散出難聞煙氣
to send bad-smelling gas or smoky air into the surrounding space
The old heater fumes badly whenever Christopher forgets to clean the filter.
Christopher 忘記清理濾網時，那台老暖氣機就會嚴重冒出煙氣。
machine fumes when not maintained
That cheap glue still fumes after hours in the warm classroom.
那種便宜膠水放了好幾個小時後，在溫暖教室裡仍會冒出煙氣。
material fumes after being opened
The truck fumes heavily as it climbs the hill behind the school.
卡車爬上學校後面的山坡時，會大量冒出煙氣。
The cracked battery fumes inside the torch after the rain gets in.
雨水跑進去後，那顆裂開的電池會在手電筒裡冒出煙氣。
文法句型
[machine] fumes
[substance] fumes in the heat
用法筆記
Usually has a machine, liquid, or chemical as the subject. In everyday English, many speakers prefer 'give off fumes', so the single-word verb often sounds technical.
常見錯誤
2. to place something in smoke or gas so it is changed, protected, or cleaned
燻蒸
用煙或氣體處理
to place something in smoke or gas so it is changed, protected, or cleaned
The museum fumes old books each spring to kill hidden insects.
博物館每年春天都會燻蒸舊書，好殺死藏在裡面的昆蟲。
fume [object] to kill insects
A greenhouse worker fumes the soil before planting winter tomatoes.
溫室工人在種冬季番茄前，會先燻蒸土壤。
fume the soil before planting
The lab fumes wooden boxes so mold will not spread inside.
實驗室會燻蒸木箱，讓黴菌不要在裡面擴散。
The grain company fumes stored rice after rats enter the warehouse.
老鼠跑進倉庫後，那家糧食公司會燻蒸存放中的稻米。
文法句型
fume the soil
fume stored grain
fume books against insects
用法筆記
The object is the thing being treated, such as soil, books, grain, or a room. This sense is technical and usually appears in agriculture, storage, or conservation work.
常見錯誤
3. to feel very angry and show that anger without calming down quickly
氣憤不已
非常生氣並表露不滿
to feel very angry and show that anger without calming down quickly
Rania fumes for hours after the airline loses her suitcase.
航空公司弄丟她的行李後，Rania 氣憤不已了好幾個小時。
fume after something unfair happens
The coach fumes on the bench after the referee ignores the foul.
裁判沒吹那次犯規後，教練在板凳區一直氣得發火。
fume after a decision
Ife quietly fumes when strangers cut in front of the line.
陌生人插到隊伍前面時，Ife 會安靜地生悶氣。
Nellie fumes over the rent increase but signs the paper anyway.
Nellie 對租金上漲氣憤不已，但最後還是把文件簽了。
- calm
become less angry or stay in control
文法句型
fume over [something]
fume at [someone]
quietly fume
用法筆記
Often followed by over or at the cause of the anger. It suggests visible, ongoing anger, not a brief flash or a calm complaint.