smother

smothersmotherD.J.:[ˈsmʌðə]K.K.:[ˈsmʌðɚ]vt. & vi.1.■(使)窒息, (使)透不过气Don't put that cloth over the baby's face, you'll smother him!不要把布盖在那个婴儿脸上, 会使他窒息的！vt.1.■覆盖In autumn the grass is smothered with leaves.秋天草地上盖满了枯叶。2.■忍住, 抑制I just managed to smother a yawn.我刚设法忍住了一个呵欠。3.■闷住, 闷熄The fire is smothered by ashes.火被灰闷熄了。

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smother['smʌðə]vt.1.■使窒息，令…透不过气；把…闷死：to be smothered by the heavy smoke被浓烟呛得透不过气I went out of the meeting room; the atmosphere there smothered me.我走出了会议室，那里的气氛令我透不过气来。2.■把(火)盖熄，闷住(火等)：to smother the fire with ash用灰盖住火3.■笼罩，覆盖：to smother the top of the mountain with white clouds山头笼罩在白云之中to smother the cake with thick cream给蛋糕盖上厚厚一层奶油4.■压制，平息；抑制：to smother one's tears忍住悲伤to smother feelings抑制住情感5.■把…镇住；使大败：She was smothered by his despotic power.她被他的淫威镇住了。to smother the home team使主队大败6.■(把…)过多地给予(with):It's no good smothering the children with money.给孩子过多的钱不利于孩子的成长。7.■【烹饪】熬，煮；炖，煨：smothered chicken and mushrooms蘑菇炖鸡vi.1.■窒息，透不过气；闷死：to smother to death窒息而死2.■被忍住；被扼杀，被抑制：Her anger smothered and she smiled at him.她强忍住她的忿怒，并且还朝他笑了一笑。The feelings that smothered burst all of a sudden.被抑制的感情一下子爆发了。3.■[方言] 闷烧，阴燃：smothered wastes阴燃的垃圾n.1.■浓烟；令人窒息的浓烟(或尘埃、浓雾等)2.■窒息状态；被抑制状态；文火燃烧状态3.■一团浓雾(或尘埃等)4.■阴燃，闷燃5.■杂乱无章的一大堆；充斥，泛滥；混乱

smothersmother[ˈsmʌðə]vt.1.■使窒息, 使透不过气来, 把...闷死2.■闷熄, 闷住(火), 扼杀3.■抑制, 忍住; 遮掩4.■扣压; 笼罩, 密密地涂上; 覆盖5.■[美运]使对方大败6.■蒸, 闷, 煨smother up a scandal掩盖丑闻be smothered with [in] dust by passing cars被汽车驶过时扬起的尘土所笼罩The killer smothered the victim with a pillow.杀人犯用枕头闷死了受害者。They tried to smother the flames with a damp blanket.他们试图用一条湿毯子去灭火。We tried to smother our laughter.我们强忍住笑。

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词性变化smother[ˈsmʌðə]vi.1.■透不过气来, 窒息2.■用文火闷烧, 闷燃, 熏, 冒烟3.■给包住, 隐藏4.■被抑制, 被忍住n.1.■浓烟[雾], 浓尘, 冒烟, 冒着烟的火2.■窒息物; 窒息状态; 被抑制状态3.■制止, 抑制4.■混乱

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继承用法smotheration[ˌsmʌðəˈreiʃən]n.1.■窒息smotherern.smotheringadj.smothery[ˈsmʌðərɪ]adj.