| 单词 | smother |
| 释义 | smother /'smSs(r); 'smAdw/ vt 1 [VP6A] cause the death of, by stopping the breath of or by keeping air from; kill by suffocation. 使窒息; 闷死。 2 [VP6A] put out (a fire); keep (a fire) down (so that it burns slowly) by covering with ashes, sand, etc. 熄(火); 覆以灰、沙等而使(火)慢燃。 3 [VP14] ~ sth/sb with sth. cover, wrap up, overwhelm with: 覆盖; 掩蔽; 掩没; 压止： ~a grave with flowers/a child with kisses/one's wife with kindness; 以花覆盖坟墓(接二连三地吻小孩; 体贴得叫妻子不知所措); be ~ed with/in dust by passing cars. 全身沾满来往汽车所扬起的尘土。 4 [VP6A, 15B] suppress; hold back: 遏止; 压制： ~ a yawn/ one's anger/feelings of resentment; 抑制呵欠(愤怒，憎恨); ~ up a scandal, try to conceal it. 海饰丑闻。 n (usu a ~) cloud of dust, smoke, steam, spray, etc. 尘、烟、水气等造成的烟雾。 |
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