smothersmoth•er /'smʌðəʳ/

vt

1. 厚厚地覆盖

• The desk is smothered with dust. 桌子上蒙了厚厚的灰尘。

• The salad is smothered with salad dressing. 沙拉上盖着厚厚的沙拉酱。

2. 掩饰；抑制

• smother one's anger 抑制愤怒

• smother a scandal 掩饰丑闻

3. 过多给予

• Parents shouldn't smother their children with love. 父母亲不应该过分溺爱孩子。

4. 使窒息；把…闷死

• The cruel father smothered his son with a pillow. 残忍的父亲用枕头把儿子闷死了。

5. 把(火)闷熄

• He smothered the fire with a wet towel. 他用湿毛巾把火扑灭了。

vi

1. 窒息；闷死

• Man would smother in a sealed cabin without air. 人在没有空气的密封舱内会被闷死。

2. 被压制；被抑制

• His irritation smothered and died away. 他的恼怒被强压下去，慢慢消失了。