词汇 | smother |
释义 | smother /`smʌeɚ/ (过去式: smothered; 过去完成式: smothered; 现在进行式: smothering) v.t. To destroy the life of by depriving of air; stifle. 闷死;窒息。 Also, to suffocate, as a fire. 熄灭(如火焰)。 Try to smother the flames with sand. 设法用沙来灭火。 To suppress or conceal. 抑制;掩蔽。 to smother one's anger 抑制一己之怒气。 The committee's report was smothered. 委员会的报告被压下来。 To cover as with onions. 覆以佐料(如以洋葱覆上)。 To cook in a covered dish. (盖用锅子)用文火炖。 To suppress (a fire) by excluding oxygen. 把火弄熄。 v.i. To be suffocated or deprived of air. 使窒息;使无空气。 A baby was smothered in bed accidentally. 一名婴儿意外地被闷死自床上。 To be subdued, restrained, or concealed. 抑制;遏止;隐蔽。 To become smothered. 窒息;熄灭。 n. That which is dense, as stifling smoke or thick dust. 令人窒息之物(如烟、尘)。 A suppressed or smoldering state. 遏住;闷住。 Also, a smoldering fire. 有烟无焰之火。 A dense cloud of fog, foam, spray, snow, or dust. 雾气、泡沫、水花、雪或尘所成之浓雾。 A confused multitude of things. 一堆;一团。 derivatives adj. smothery. |
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