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smog

noun
🔊/smɒɡ/
🔊/smɑːɡ/
 [uncountable, countable]
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  1. a form of air pollution that is or looks like a mixture of smoke and fog, especially in cities烟雾（烟与雾混合的空气污染物，尤见于城市）
    • attempts to reduce smog caused by traffic fumes旨在降低车辆尾气造成的烟雾的措施
    Extra Examples
    • Smog levels are high today.今天烟雾很大。
    • a layer of smog over the city笼罩着城市的一层烟雾
    • The streets are clean, there's no traffic, and there's no smog to block out the sunshine.街道整洁，没有交通，也没有烟雾遮挡阳光。
    • Nowadays, smogs are very common in major cities.如今在大城市里烟雾是非常普遍的。
    Topics The environmentc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • heavy
    • urban
    • photochemical
    • …
    … of smog
    • layer
    verb + smog
    • reduce
    smog + noun
    • alert
    • level
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    Word Originearly 20th cent.: blend of smoke and fog.
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