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smother

英 /ˈsmʌðə(r)/美 /ˈsmʌðər/
  • vt.
    使窒息；抑制；（用灰等）闷熄；忍住
  • vi.
    窒息；被抑制；闷死
  • n.
    窒息状态；令人窒息的浓烟
第三人称单数smothers
现在分词smothering
过去式smothered
过去分词smothered
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双语例句

  1. She tried to smother her anger and help them resolve their conflicts.
    她试图抑制住怒气，帮助他们解决纠纷。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  2. Too much snow, for example, can smother trees, and avalanches and snow creep can damage or destroy them.
    例如，太多的雪会使树木窒息，雪崩和积雪蔓延会损坏或摧毁树木。
  3. He tried to smother the flames with a blanket.
    他试图用毯子把火扑灭。
    来自《牛津词典》

网络短语

  • smother up
    蒙蔽过去
  • gel smother
    凝胶灭火
  • smother crops
    窒息作物
  • steam smother
    蒸气窒息
  • to smother a yawn
    忍住呵欠

同义词

vt.
controlstayrestrainresist
使窒息；抑制；（用灰等）闷熄；忍住
vi.
choke
窒息；被抑制；闷死
n.
asphyxiant
窒息状态；令人窒息的浓烟

词义分布

窒息
53.8%
闷死
15.4%
憋
15.4%
抑制
15.4%

英英释义

  • n.a confused multitude of things
  • n.a stifling cloud of smoke
  • v.envelop completely
  • v.deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
  • v.conceal or hide
  • v.form an impenetrable cover over
  1. v.
    to cover a fire with something in order to stop it burning
    窒息法扑灭，闷熄（火）
    • She tried to smother the flames with a blanket.
      她试图用毯子将火扑灭。
  2. v.
    to cover something with too much of a substance
    盖满；厚厚地覆盖
    • Don't smother the pasta in sauce.
      不要把意大利面上浇得满是酱汁。

词源

  • smother令人窒息的浓烟，窒息，闷死，抑制，扼杀
    缩写自中古英语 smorthre,浓烟，来自古英语 smorian,使窒息，闷死，-ian,表动词，来自 Proto-Germanic*smurona,窒息，闷死，词源可能同 smolder.-ther,工具格后缀，比较 tether,mother. 引申比喻义抑制，扼杀。