hzabj-comic02.server.163.org 3.135.241.55

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

全部折叠
全部展开

柯林斯英汉双解大词典

    • smother /ˈsmʌðə/           CET6+ TEM8 [ smothering smothered smothers ]

    • 1

      及物动词 If you smother a fire, you cover it with something in order to put it out. 把 (火) 闷熄

      The girl's parents were also burned as they tried to smother the flames.

      女孩的父母在试图闷熄火苗时也被烧伤了。

    • 2

      及物动词 To smother someone means to kill them by covering their face with something so that they cannot breathe. 使窒息

      He tried to smother me with a pillow.

      他企图用枕头闷死我。

    • 3

      及物动词 Things that smother something cover it completely. 完全覆盖

      Once the shrubs begin to smother the little plants, we have to move them.

      一旦灌木开始把小植物完全覆盖，我们不得不将它们移走。

    • 4

      及物动词 If you smother someone, you show your love for them too much and protect them too much. 溺爱

      She loved her own children, almost smothering them with love.

      她爱自己的孩子，几乎爱得让他们透不过气。

    • 5

      及物动词 If you smother an emotion or a reaction, you control it so that people do not notice it. 压抑; 抑制

      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。

英英释义

smother['smʌðə]

  • n.
  • v.
    • 1

      envelop completely

      smother the meat in gravy

      同义词： surround

    • 2

      deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

      Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow

      同义词： asphyxiate / suffocate

    • 3

      conceal or hide

      smother a yawn

      同义词： stifle / strangle / muffle / repress

    • 4

      form an impenetrable cover over

      the butter cream smothered the cake

    • 5

      deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

      smother fires

      同义词： put out

专业释义
  • 食品科学技术

    • 熬，煮；炖，煨：

  • 能源科学技术

    • 窒息状态

    • 使窒息

网络释义
    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
  • smother up a scandal
    掩盖丑闻
  • When Julie Smother Arrived
    当朱莉母亲时
  • smother reasonable suggestions
    压制合理化建议
  • disorderly and unsystematic racket smother
    杂乱无章

同近义词

双语例句

  • He tried to smother me with a pillow.

    他企图用枕头闷死我。

  • 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。

  • The girl's parents were also burned as they tried to smother the flames.

    女孩的父母在试图闷熄火苗时也被烧伤了。

权威例句