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chain-smoke

/ˈtʃeɪn ˌsmoʊk/

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verb

/ˈtʃeɪn ˌsmoʊk/C1formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для описания непрерывного курения сигарет, часто с прикуриванием одной от окурка другой.

A verb used to describe the act of smoking cigarettes continuously, often lighting one from the butt of another.

  1. Smoke continuouslyB2informal

    To smoke one cigarette immediately after another, often lighting the next from the previous one.

    ruКурить одну за другой

    • He chain-smoked throughout the entire meeting.
    • She chain-smokes when she is stressed about work.
    • The detective chain-smoked while waiting for the suspect.
Forms
  • chain-smoked past participle
  • chain-smoked past simple
  • chain-smoking present participle
  • chain-smokes third person singular