smoker

/ˈsməʊkə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsməʊkər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsmō-kər/ (ame, mw)

smoker — 名詞

  • smokersingular
  • smokersplural

1. someone with the habit of using tobacco by burning and breathing in its smoke, a

1.名詞A2
釋義

吸菸者

經常吸食香菸、雪茄等菸草製品的人

someone with the habit of using tobacco by burning and breathing in its smoke, as from cigarettes, cigars, or a pipe

例句

Chidi has been a heavy smoker for twenty years and now has a bad cough.

Chidi 吸菸很兇已經二十年了，現在咳嗽咳得很厲害。

collocation: heavy smoker

The clinic near Gita's house offers free check-ups for smokers who want to quit.

Gita 家附近的診所為想戒菸的人提供免費健康檢查。

relative clause: smokers who want to quit

同義詞
  • tobacco user

    broader and more formal or clinical; includes people who chew or sniff tobacco, not just smokers

  • cigarette smoker

    narrower — describes someone who smokes cigarettes specifically, not pipes or cigars

反義詞
  • non-smoker

    a person who does not smoke; commonly used in surveys, health studies, and public signage

用法筆記

Often used with a preceding modifier such as 'heavy', 'light', 'chain', 'former', or 'social' to indicate the degree or pattern of tobacco use. In medical and policy contexts, 'smoker' is regularly contrasted with 'non-smoker'.

常見錯誤

❌My uncle is a heavy smoke.
✅My uncle is a heavy smoker.
💡'Smoke' is the verb or the substance (e.g. cigarette smoke); 'smoker' is the person who does the smoking.
❌She is a smoker person.
✅She is a smoker.
💡'Smoker' already means 'a person who smokes', so adding 'person' is redundant.

2. a carriage on a train where smoking cigarettes or other tobacco products is perm

2.名詞B2
釋義

吸菸車廂

火車上允許乘客吸菸的車廂

a carriage on a train where smoking cigarettes or other tobacco products is permitted

例句

On the old train, the last carriage was marked as the smoker for passengers.

在那輛舊火車上，最後一節車廂被標示為吸菸車廂。

passive: was marked as the smoker

Dewi sat in the smoker by mistake and quickly moved because of the thick smoke.

Dewi 不小心坐到吸菸車廂，因為煙霧太濃，很快就換了座位。

accidental action: by mistake

同義詞
反義詞

用法筆記

This sense is becoming less common because many countries now ban smoking on public transport entirely. The American equivalent is 'smoking car'. In modern railway terminology, carriages are 'non-smoking' by default.