smother

smother读音音标

英 [ˈsmʌðə(r)]

美 [ˈsmʌðɚ]

smother意思解释

v.

（使）窒息，（使）透不过气；

遮掩；

抑制；

n.

窒息物；

浓烟，浓雾；

变形

过去式：smothered

过去分词：smothered

现在分词：smothering

第三人称单数：smothers

双语释义

v.(动词)

vt. 使窒息，使透不过气 stop air from reaching a person or thingvt. 覆盖 cover thickly or completelyvt. 忍住，抑制 keep back,suppress (one\'s anger,etc.)vt. 闷住，闷熄 put out (a fire), cause (a fire) to burn slowly,by covering it with ashes,sand,etc.

英英释义

smother

[ \'smʌðə ]

n.

a confused multitude of things

同义词：clutterjumblemuddlefuddlemare\'s nestwelter

a stifling cloud of smoke

v.

envelop completely

\"smother the meat in gravy\"

同义词：surround

deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

\"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow\"

同义词：asphyxiatesuffocate

conceal or hide

\"smother a yawn\"

同义词：stiflestranglemufflerepress

form an impenetrable cover over

\"the butter cream smothered the cake\"

deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

\"smother fires\"

同义词：put out

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词smother a yawn忍住哈欠smother one\'s grief抑制悲痛

双语例句

用作动词(v.)They smother his better instinct.这些声音窒息了他的良知。He smothered the baby with a pillow.他用枕头把婴儿闷死了。It\'s better to smother the fire with the earth.*好用土把火掩熄。Smother the flames from the burning pan with a wet towel.用湿毛巾把锅里的火扑灭。If you put too much coal on the fire at once you\'ll smother it.在火上一下子添上很多煤，反而能把火闷死。We tried to smother our laughter.我们强忍住笑。I just managed to smother a yawn.我刚设法忍住了一个呵欠。He could hardly smother his anger.他几乎抑制不住他的愤怒之情。In some of Jame\'s fiction motive seems to smother event.在詹姆斯的一些小说里动机似乎把情节掩盖住了。