“起烟”常见的英文表达可以是 “smoke rises” 、“smoke appears” 或 “smoke starts to emerge” ,具体使用哪个取决于语境:
“smoke rises”:侧重于描述烟向上飘起、升起的动态过程,强调烟从某个地方开始向上移动。例如:As the fire burns, smoke rises from the chimney.(当火燃烧时,烟从烟囱升起。)
“smoke appears”:更强调烟从无到有、开始出现的状态。比如:Suddenly, smoke appeared from behind the building.(突然,大楼后面冒出了烟。)
“smoke starts to emerge”:“emerge”有“出现、显露”之意,该表达同样突出烟开始出现的情境。例如:After the explosion, smoke started to emerge from the ruins.(爆炸之后,废墟中开始冒出烟来 。)