smother['smʌðə]

• vt.
  • 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。

  • 把(火)盖熄，闷住(火等)：

    to smother the fire with ash

    用灰盖住火

  • 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

  • 压制，平息；抑制：

    to smother one's tears

    忍住悲伤

    to smother feelings

    抑制住情感

  • 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

  • (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。

  • 【烹饪】熬，煮；炖，煨：

    smothered chicken and mushrooms

    蘑菇炖鸡

• vi.
  • 窒息，透不过气；闷死：

    to smother to death

    窒息而死

  • 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。

    His talent smothered in his trifles.

    琐碎杂事扼杀了他的才能。

  • [方言] 闷烧，阴燃：

    smothered wastes

    阴燃的垃圾

• n.
  • 浓烟；令人窒息的浓烟(或尘埃、浓雾等)
  • 窒息状态；被抑制状态；文火燃烧状态
  • 一团浓雾(或尘埃等)
  • 阴燃，闷燃
  • 杂乱无章的一大堆；充斥，泛滥；混乱