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smog
[ smog, smawg ]
noun
verb (used with object)
- to cover or envelop with or as if with smog.
smog
/ 蝉尘蓲伞 /
noun
- a mixture of smoke, fog, and chemical fumes
smog
- A form of air pollution produced by the reaction of sunlight with hydrocarbons, nitrogen compounds, and other gases primarily released in automobile exhaust. Smog is common in large urban areas, especially during hot, sunny weather, where it appears as a brownish haze that can irritate the eyes and lungs. Ozone, a toxic gas that is not normally produced at lower atmospheric levels, is one of the primary pollutants created in this kind of smog.
- Also called photochemical smog
- Fog that has become polluted with smoke and particulates, especially from burning coal.
smog
- A haze or fog composed of water vapor, complex molecules , and suspended particles.
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Notes
In North America , the primary cause of smog is pollution from automobile exhaust.
The Los Angeles basin, where pollutants can be trapped by inversions and the surrounding mountains, has frequent problems with smog, as do other major urban areas.
The word smog is a combination of smoke and fog .
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Derived Forms
- 藞蝉尘辞驳驳测, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 蝉尘辞驳顎僱别蝉蝉 adjective
- 诲别路蝉尘辞驳顎 verb (used with object) desmogged desmogging
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of smog1
C20: from sm ( oke + f ) og 1
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Example Sentences
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Southern California has been choked by smog since the mass adoption of the automobile.
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A ghost鈥搇ike downtown skyline rises through the smog Monday afternoon as seen from the Mulholland Scenic Corridor overlook above the Hollywood Bowl in 1995.
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Two dozen works are on view, including sculptures, installations, videotapes, drawings and prints, plus the artist鈥檚 book 鈥淟AAir,鈥 featuring 10 full-page color photographs said to show the city鈥檚 famous smog.
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Walter鈥檚 business was registering cars with the DMV and certifying smog checks.
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While that smog case wasn鈥檛 successful, Diamond remained a committed environmentalist.
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