smite

verb

/smaɪt/

(old use or literary)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they smite	/smaɪt/ /smaɪt/
he / she / it smites	/smaɪts/ /smaɪts/
past simple smote	/sməʊt/ /sməʊt/
past participle smitten	/ˈsmɪtn/ /ˈsmɪtn/
-ing form smiting	/ˈsmaɪtɪŋ/ /ˈsmaɪtɪŋ/

smite somebody/something to hit somebody/something hard; to attack or punish somebody重打；猛击；攻击；惩罚
smite somebody to have a great effect on somebody, especially an unpleasant or serious one使深感（不安、不快等）；深深影响
- Suddenly my conscience smote me.突然我的良心谴责了我。