smoth·er
verb/ˈsmʌðə(r)/
/ˈsmʌðər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they smother | /ˈsmʌðə(r)/ /ˈsmʌðər/ |
| he / she / it smothers | /ˈsmʌðəz/ /ˈsmʌðərz/ |
| past simple smothered | /ˈsmʌðəd/ /ˈsmʌðərd/ |
| past participle smothered | /ˈsmʌðəd/ /ˈsmʌðərd/ |
| -ing form smothering | /ˈsmʌðərɪŋ/ /ˈsmʌðərɪŋ/ |
- smother somebody (with something) to kill somebody by covering their face so that they cannot breathe
捂死；闷死 - He smothered the baby with a pillow.
他用枕头把婴儿闷死了。 - to be smothered to death
被闷死
- He smothered the baby with a pillow.
- smother something/somebody with/in something to cover something/somebody thickly or with too much of something
（用某物）厚厚地覆盖 - a rich dessert smothered in cream
涂了厚厚一层奶油的多脂甜点 - She smothered him with kisses.
她劈头盖脑给他一通狂吻。 - Try our rich orange sorbet smothered in fluffy whipped cream and nuts.
尝尝我们浓郁的橙色冰糕，里面裹着蓬松的鲜奶油和坚果。
- a rich dessert smothered in cream
- smother something to prevent something from developing or being expressed
抑制；扼杀；忍住 - to smother a yawn/giggle/grin
把哈欠忍了回去；憋住不笑出声来；刚想咧嘴笑又收了回去 - The voices of the opposition were effectively smothered.
反对党的声音被有效地压制了下去。
- to smother a yawn/giggle/grin
- smother somebody to give somebody too much love or protection so that they feel that their freedom is limited
（因溺爱等）使…觉得压抑 - Her husband was very loving, but she felt smothered.
丈夫对她百般宠爱，但这让她觉得不自在。
- Her husband was very loving, but she felt smothered.
- smother something to make a fire stop burning by covering it with something
把（火）闷熄 - He tried to smother the flames with a blanket.
他试图用毯子把火扑灭。
- He tried to smother the flames with a blanket.
Word OriginMiddle English (as a noun in the sense ‘stifling smoke’): from the base of Old English smorian ‘suffocate’.