smother
['smʌðə]
v.窒息, 闷死, 用沙等闷住火, 忍住, 厚厚地或大面积地覆盖
例句与用法:
It's potential for good or evil, now and in the years of our lives, smothers exaltations and converts vanity to prayer.
在现在和我们过去的生活中,它都是一柄双刃剑,会使人越来越窒息、也会使人由空虚变得有信仰。
He smothered the baby with a pillow.
他用枕头把婴儿闷死了。
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。
词形变化:
动词过去式: smothered | 动词过去分词: smothered | 动词现在分词: smothering | 动词第三人称单数: smothers |
vt.
1. 使窒息, 使透不过气来; 把……闷死
The victim was smothered to death.
受害人被窒息致死。
2. (用灰等)闷熄; 闷住(火)[(+with)]
He smothered the flame with a wet blanket.
他用一条湿毯将火焰闷熄。
3. 忍住, 抑制; 扼杀
She tried to smother her sobs.
她想忍住不哭。
4. 掩饰[(+up)]
He attempted to smother up a scandal about his family.
他企图掩饰有关他家庭的丑闻。
5. 厚厚地覆盖[(+in/with)]
6. 把……镇服; 使大败
7. 过多地给予[(+with)]
Mary smothers her children with too much love.
玛丽溺爱自己的孩子。
vi.
1. 窒息; 闷死
I'm smothering in this stuffy room.
在这个闷热的房间里我透不过气来。
2. 被掩饰; 被抑制; 被扼杀
n.
1. 令人窒息的浓烟(或雾气、尘埃等)[the S]
The air is polluted with the smother of traffic and industrial smog.
空气被令人窒息的车辆废气和工业烟雾污染了。
2. 窒息状态; 被抑制状态
smother
过去式:smothered
过去分词:smothered
现在进行时:smothering
词形变化:
动词过去式: smothered | 动词过去分词: smothered | 动词现在分词: smothering | 动词第三人称单数: smothers |
词义辨析:
同义:
vt.窒息; 忍住
suffocate
stifle
choke
asphyxiate
suppress
同义参见:
inhibit
silence
strangle
extinguish
muffle
stifle1
oppress
repress
quell
dampen
damp
反义参见:
kindle
breathe
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。
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
继承用法smotheration[ˌsmʌðəˈreiʃən]n.1.■窒息smotherern.smotheringadj.smothery[ˈsmʌðərɪ]adj.
verb
[with obj.]
- kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate
使窒息,把(某人)闷死
■extinguish (a fire) by covering it
把(火)闷熄
■(smother someone/thing in/with)cover someone or something entirely with
用…完全覆盖(人,物)
rich orange sorbets smothered in fluffy whipped cream.
丰美的橘子冰糕上覆盖了蓬松的掼奶油。
■make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective manner towards them
(因过分溺爱而使某人)感到压抑
■suppress (a feeling or action)
抑制(感情,行为)
she smothered a sigh.
她强忍住不叹息。
■(in sport) stop the motion of (the ball or a shot)
(运动中)拦截(球,射门)
the goalkeeper was able to smother the ball.
守门员拦住了球。
■cook in a covered container
焖煮,煨
[as adj. smothered]smothered fried chicken.
焖炸鸡。
- a mass of something that stifles or obscures
杂乱的一大堆东西,一片混乱
all this vanished in a smother of foam.
所有这一切都消失在一堆泡沫中。
- Middle English (as a noun in the sense 'stifling smoke'): from the base of Old English smorian 'suffocate'
smother
名词 smother:
a confused multitude of things
同义词:clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter
a stifling cloud of smoke
动词 smother:
envelop completely
同义词:surround
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
同义词:asphyxiate, suffocate
conceal or hide
同义词:stifle, strangle, muffle, repress
form an impenetrable cover over
deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
同义词:put out
smother
■But when he had climbed down and untied his horse from the back of the buggy and stood in the twilight road, grinning tantalizingly at her, she could not smother her own grin as she drove off.
"这骑马确实很难赶,"她温柔地表示同意说。"因为不断地使劲拉它,我的胳臂整夜痛得不行。你说怎样对付它最好,就照你的办吧,瑞德。"他的两眼恶作剧地闪烁着。
■[ esp passive]choke sth(up)(with sth);block or fill(a passage,space, etc.;clog or smother sth
(尤用于被动语态),阻塞,充满(通道、空间等);填满某物;窒息某物
■[ esp passive]choke sth(up)(with sth);block or fill(a passage,space, etc);clog or smother sth
(尤用于被动语态),阻塞,充满(通道、空间等);填满某物;窒息某物
■The ice caps, first observed by Giovanni Cassini in 1666, immediately raised tantalizing questions. Are they made of water ice like the giant glaciers that smother Antarctica?
1666年,由乔万尼·卡西尼发现的冰冠立即引发了一些问题:它们也是由像包围着南极洲的巨大的冰川一样的冰水构成的吗?
■smother up
adj. 隐蔽(掩盖, 消灭)
■form smoke into smother
adv. 越来越糟
■from the smoke into the smother
adv. 越来越糟(避坑落井)
■smother up a scandal
[法] 掩盖一件丑闻
■'Silver, sir,' returned the captain; 'he's as anxious as you and I to smother things up.
“希尔弗,先生,”船长回答说,“他和你我一样急于让事态平息下来。
■The release of this “shadow inventory” could smother the recovery before it gathers speed.
“影子内存”的释放将把市场复苏扼杀在萌芽中。
■"I gather the Ministry wants to smother the Manor in extra security." The tone of his voice left no doubt as to his distaste for the idea.
“我体会到了魔法部希望利用额外的安全措施来压制庄园的心愿。“他声音的语调毫无疑问的表达了他对这主意的厌恶。
■A shaft of sunlight smote the over-curl, and I caught a glimpse of translucent, rushing green, backed by a milky smother of foam.
一线日光冲破了高飞的浪花,我瞥见冲过来的半透明的绿色,掩映着乳白色的纷飞的浪花。
■One method demonstrated in central California last month used fire-fighting foam that can smother thousands of birds in a few minutes.
上月中旬加州中部示範一种方法,使用灭火泡绵,能在数分钟内使成千上万只鸡停止呼吸。
■You broken resolutions, you racking angers, you smother'd ennuis!
下定那决心,有气就拷问,窒息倦怠弱筋!
■Smother a child with kisses.
不停地吻着孩子。
■Don' t put that cloth over the baby' s face, you' ll smother him !
不要把那块布盖在婴儿的脸上,你会把他憋死的!
■Do not use nylon or other inflammable materials to smother the flames.
不要用尼龙或者其他易燃的布料来熄灭火焰。
■Maybe! There again, so many answers to our problems, ofren have simple solutions which, we humans, smother in unneccessary complications.
也许吧!不要忘记了,很多问题的答案其实很简单,只不过我们把简单的问题复杂化了。
■Zebra mussels have to be power-hosed from the intake pipes of Great Lakes electric companies, and sea squirts form dense colonies that smother the scallops and clams of Georges Bank.
五大湖地区的电厂在抽取发电用水的时候要滤去沙筛贝,海鞘在乔治岸覆盖了这里原生的扇贝和蛤蜊。
■This year, the Ministry can be said to be repeated and constantly said that he "will be introduced villa built policy," Yesterday, land for villas again formally issued a "smother order".
今年以来,国土资源部可以说是三令五申,不断表示“将出台别墅限建的政策”,昨天,国土资源部再次正式对别墅下发了“封杀令”。
■from smoke into smother
从烟里掉进火里 越来越坏
■Exit the smother play, and you are back again with the situation you faced in real life.
从窒息打法里跳出来,你还是要再次面对实际的困境。
■Pillows of ash from the nearby Soufriere Hills volcano smother Plymouth, Montserrat. Once the vibrant capital of Montserrat and home to 4,000 people, Plymouth is now largely a ghost town.
从附近苏弗里耶尔火山来的大量火山灰窒息了蒙特塞拉特岛的普利茅斯。曾是蒙特塞拉特岛一座充满活力的首府并有着4千人口,如今的普利茅斯很大程度上是座‘鬼城’。
■They heap pity on the disabled, smother them in charity.
他们对于残废的人怜悯有加,慷慨施舍。
■They raised their pile of dry brush and damp weeds higher and higher, and when they saw the thick cloud begin to roll up and smother the tree, they broke out in a storm of joy-clamors.
他们把干柴湿草堆得越来越高;一见那浓烟袅袅而起把那棵树笼罩起来,他们就喜悦欢呼,像一阵狂风暴雨似的。
■They tried to smother the flames with a damp blanket
他们试图用一条湿毯子去灭火。
■They try to smother the flames with a damp blanket
他们试图用湿毯子把火扑灭。
■The tried to smother up the murder by pretending that her death was accidental.
他们谎称她是意外死亡以掩盖谋杀事实。
■He attempt to smother up a scandal about his family
他企图掩饰有关他家庭的丑闻
■He attempt to smother up a scandal about his family.
他企图掩饰有关他家庭的丑闻。
■He could hardly smother his anger
他几乎抑制不住他的愤怒之情。
■He had to smother a giggle.
他得抑制住自己, 不咯咯地笑出声来.
■He grabbed a blanket to smother the fire.
他抓起一条毯子去扑灭火。
■He tried to smother the flames with a blanket.
他试图用毯子把火扑灭。
■But We smother each other with the nettle and Pucker the sour sugar sweet weather
但是我们用痛苦窒息了对方,并对酸甜混杂的空气皱起眼眉
■You cannot smother this girl or she will literally get sick of you.
你不能让这个女孩喘不过气来,否则不夸张地说她会厌烦你。
■You could have tried to over-come your difficulties with the same type of suicide-ruff smother play.
你也许试想用同样的自杀式将吃窒息打法来克服你的困难。
■You'll smother him if you put that cloth over the baby's face,
你若把那块布盖在婴儿的脸上,你会把他憋死的!
■to smother the home team
使主队大败
■To cause asphyxia in; smother.
使窒息使窒息;使透不过气
■Princess Marya turned to her, and trying to smother the feeling of hostility that rose up within her at the sight of this girl, she kissed her.
公爵小姐向她转过身去,并压下心头对这姑娘的敌意,吻了她。
■Fragrance, pungent and cooling; volatility, burning brings smother and blaze; dissolving in organic solvent easily such as ethanol, aether, gasoline etc; don't dissolve water almost.
凉;具挥发性,点燃发生浓烟,并有带光的火焰;易溶于乙醇﹑乙醚﹑汽油等有机溶剂中,在水中几乎不溶;
■Application of gel Smother Technology in Coal Mine
凝胶灭火技术在煤矿的应用
■The Celtics play perhaps the best defense in the league. They close down the paint. Are quick to help on dribble penetration. Smother one-on-one experts.
凯尔特人或许做了他们在这个联盟最好的防守。他们控制了内线,并很快的加强了对运球的渗透,扼杀了1对1的防守专家。
■Earlier lease with the new rules "smother" investment, a number of provisions such as pouring ice aquatic pots to transmit signals more explicitly : cool!
加上此前租赁新规“封杀”投资,一系列规定如同一盆盆冰水泼来,传递的信号再明确不过:降温!
■When forced to smother your own child.
却不得不亲手闷死生子的心情。
■smother reasonable suggestions
压制合理化建议
■Last year he watched the Chinese embassy in Canberra orchestrate squads of Chinese students in Australia to smother pro- demonstrations.
去年,他曾在堪培拉观看了中国大使馆精心组织的留澳中国学生演出,以打击支持的游行。
■Opponents charge that government over-regulation in the early stages of the e-commerce market could smother an industry that may create millions of jobs.
反对者称,在电子商务市场的早期政府干预过度会扼杀一个能提供数百万就业机会的产业。
■Fire Proofing Blanket are made of fiberglass fabric. They can quickly smother flames to minimize bu...
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