cigar、cigarette与tobacco这些名词均有“烟”之意。
cigar : 指雪茄烟。
- an after-dinner cigar and brandy
餐后用的雪茄加白兰地 - He was sitting alone smoking a big cigar.
他一个人坐着，抽着一支大雪茄。
cigarette : 指纸烟。
- a packet of cigarettes
一盒香烟 - She lit a cigarette.
她点燃一支香烟。
tobacco : 指烟草，烟叶、烟丝。
- 28 percent of people thought that the advertising of tobacco (= tobacco and products made from it, such as cigarettes) and alcohol should be banned.
受访者中有28%的人认为应该禁止烟草和酒类广告。 - The government imposed a ban on tobacco advertising (= the advertising of cigarettes and all other forms of tobacco ).
政府下令禁止做烟草广告。
