| 词汇 | smother |
| 释义 | smother 1. noun an overcoat. Allied to the practical sense of the coat worn over a pickpocket's arm to mask criminal activity UK, 1934 2. verb to conceal a person, a thing or a movement AUSTRALIA, 1932 smother in/with 1. smother sth in/with sth to cover the surface of something with a large amount of a substance: Before they set off for the beach they smothered themselves in suncream. Hubert was eating a huge piece of bread, which was smothered with a mixture of peanut-butter and raspberry jelly.2. smother sb with kisses to kiss someone's face many times: She ran to meet him and smothered him with kisses. smother (someone or something) with (something)1. To cover, smear, or spread something thickly or copiously onto someone or something. I looked at him in horror as he smothered his $30 steak with ketchup. My auntie always smothers me with kisses whenever she comes to visit. 2. To use something to suffocate someone or an animal. The nanny has been accused of smothering the child with his own pillow. The dog's going to suffocate itself with that bag?—get it off its head! smother someone or something with something1. Lit. to suffocate someone or something with something. The villain tried to smother his victim with a pillow. Fred tried to smother the cat with a plastic bag. 2. Fig. to cover someone or something with something. (An exaggeration.) she smothered him with kisses. Aunt Margaret smothered us with the ruffles on the front of her dress when she hugged us. smother withor smother inv. 1. To cover something thickly: The chef smothered the chicken with sauce. 2. To give someone an abundance or surfeit of some sort of affection: The grandparents smothered the children in hugs. I was smothered with affection when I visited my old friends. |
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