smother
听听怎么读
英 [ˈsmʌðə(r)]
美 [ˈsmʌðɚ]
是什么意思
(使)窒息,(使)透不过气;遮掩;抑制;
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 thing
- vt. 覆盖cover thickly or completely
- vt. 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 ]
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n.
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a confused multitude of things
同义词:clutterjumblemuddlefuddlemare's nestwelter
- a stifling cloud of smoke
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a confused multitude of things
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v.
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envelop completely
"smother the meat in gravy"
同义词:surround
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deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"
同义词:asphyxiatesuffocate
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conceal or hide
"smother a yawn"
同义词:stiflestranglemufflerepress
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form an impenetrable cover over
"the butter cream smothered the cake"
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deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
"smother fires"
同义词:put out
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envelop completely
学习怎么用
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.
最好用土把火掩熄。 - 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。
权威例句
Cover crops, smother plants, and weed managementInvasive alga reaches California - The alga has been identified that threatens to smother Californian coastal ecosystemsSpring-seeded smother plants for weed control in corn and soybeanSimulation of spring-seeded smother plants for weed control in corn (Zea mays).Effect of Annual Medic Smother Plants on Weed Control and Yield in CornEpileptic seizures and smother-proof pillows.Tube-building polychaete worms smother corals in the Solitary Islands Marine Park, northern NSW, AustraliaTrample, Clips Of Foot Tickling, Girl Legs Spread, Footjobs, SmotherIn utero taste/odor aversion conditioning in the ratMaternal responses to infant vocalizations and olfactory cues in rats and mice.