The invention relates to application of macroporous adsorption resin to cigarettes, which is characterized in that adding the macroporous adsorption resin to a filter of each cigarette can selectively reduce phenol release in mainstream smoke of the cigarette by more than 25%, 10-30mg of the macroporous adsorption resin is added per filter, and the macroporous adsorption resin obtained by suspension polymerization comprises divinyl benzene, styrene, pore-forming agent, initiator, water, inorganic salt and dispersant. The macroporous adsorption resin is capable of effectively adsorbing harmful phenol in smoke while tar release is substantially unchanged or slightly lowered, and has no adverse effect on smoking quality of the cigarettes, and accordingly the phenol release in the smoke of the cigarettes is selectively reduced.