Smog - 英语词汇详解

Meaning 1：smog (Smog)

Smog 🔊

/smɒɡ/

A type of air pollution that looks like a dirty, gray-yellow fog, caused by smoke, dust, and car fumes mixing with fog.

smog 🔊

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/smɒɡ/

A thick, yellowish-gray haze in the air caused by a mixture of smoke, dust, and chemical pollutants, especially in urban areas.

📁 Category：Natural Geography 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Portmanteau of 'smoke' and 'fog'.

💡 Mnemonic

Smoke + Fog = Smog. Picture a city covered in gray haze.

📖 Example

From my balcony, I could see the whole city covered in a thick blanket of smog, making the tall buildings look blurry. 🔊 From my balcony, I could see the whole city covered in a thick blanket of smog, making the tall buildings look blurry.

🔗 Collocations

thick smog – a dense and heavy layer of air pollution

photochemical smog – smog formed by the reaction of sunlight with pollutants

smog alert – a warning about dangerously high levels of air pollution

🔄 Synonyms

haze (n.) – a slight obscuration of the air by suspended particles

pollution (n.) – the presence of harmful substances in the environment

🌱 Derivatives

smoggy (adj.) – full of or characterized by smog

smogless (adj.) – free from smog

📖 Cultural Story

Coined in 1905 by Henry Antoine des Voeux, combining 'smoke' and 'fog'. Became famous after the Great Smog of London in 1952.