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单词 besmear
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Definition of besmear in English:

besmear

verb bɪˈsmɪəbəˈsmɪr
[with object]literary
  • Smear or cover with a greasy or sticky substance.

    〈诗/文〉(以油、黏物)涂抹;弄脏

    a shirt hideously besmeared with the blood of the victim
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The grand stone buildings with the engraved inlays and elegantly dressed people shared the same street as the dirt besmeared street urchins who dodged in and out of the traffic.
    • And let us bathe our hands in blood up to the elbows, and besmear our swords.
    • All of them had their clothes torn or besmeared with mud.
    • Occasionally they were besmeared with fat, possibly to give them a bright appearance.
    • A few of his followers remained with him as he came forward along the way on horseback, the way was besmeared with much blood of men and horses.
    Synonyms
    dirty, grimy, filthy, unwashed, stained, soiled, smeared, spotted, muddy, dusty, sooty

Origin

Old English bismierwan (see be-, smear).

Rhymes

adhere, Agadir, Anglosphere, appear, arrear, auctioneer, austere, balladeer, bandolier, Bashkir, beer, bier, blear, bombardier, brigadier, buccaneer, cameleer, career, cashier, cavalier, chandelier, charioteer, cheer, chevalier, chiffonier, clavier, clear, Coetzee, cohere, commandeer, conventioneer, Cordelier, corsetière, Crimea, dear, deer, diarrhoea (US diarrhea), domineer, Dorothea, drear, ear, electioneer, emir, endear, engineer, fear, fleer, Freer, fusilier, gadgeteer, Galatea, gazetteer, gear, gondolier, gonorrhoea (US gonorrhea), Greer, grenadier, hand-rear, hear, here, Hosea, idea, interfere, Izmir, jeer, Judaea, Kashmir, Keir, kir, Korea, Lear, leer, Maria, marketeer, Medea, Meir, Melilla, mere, Mia, Mir, mishear, mountaineer, muleteer, musketeer, mutineer, near, orienteer, pamphleteer, panacea, paneer, peer, persevere, pier, Pierre, pioneer, pistoleer, privateer, profiteer, puppeteer, racketeer, ratafia, rear, revere, rhea, rocketeer, Sapir, scrutineer, sear, seer, sere, severe, Shamir, shear, sheer, sincere, smear, sneer, sonneteer, souvenir, spear, sphere, steer, stere, summiteer, Tangier, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, veneer, Vere, Vermeer, vizier, volunteer, Wear, weir, we're, year, Zaïre

Definition of besmear in US English:

besmear

verbbəˈsmirbəˈsmɪr
[with object]literary
  • Smear or cover with a greasy or sticky substance.

    〈诗/文〉(以油、黏物)涂抹;弄脏

    a shirt hideously besmeared with the blood of the victim
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A few of his followers remained with him as he came forward along the way on horseback, the way was besmeared with much blood of men and horses.
    • The grand stone buildings with the engraved inlays and elegantly dressed people shared the same street as the dirt besmeared street urchins who dodged in and out of the traffic.
    • Occasionally they were besmeared with fat, possibly to give them a bright appearance.
    • And let us bathe our hands in blood up to the elbows, and besmear our swords.
    • All of them had their clothes torn or besmeared with mud.
    Synonyms
    dirty, grimy, filthy, unwashed, stained, soiled, smeared, spotted, muddy, dusty, sooty

Origin

Old English bismierwan (see be-, smear).

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