smother
发音
英 [ˈsmʌðə(r)]
美 [ˈsmʌðər]
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- v.
- （使）窒息，（使）透不过气
- 遮掩
- 抑制
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- n.
- 窒息物
- 浓烟，浓雾
单词词源
smother 令人窒息的浓烟，窒息，闷死，抑制，扼杀
缩写自中古英语 smorthre,浓烟，来自古英语 smorian,使窒息，闷死，-ian,表动词，来自 Proto-Germanic*smurona,窒息，闷死，词源可能同 smolder.-ther,工具格后缀，比较 tether,mother. 引申比喻义抑制，扼杀。
同义词
双语例句
- 1. Julie cringed , but managed to smother a slight smirk .
- 朱莉大为不快，但设法扼杀一个轻微的傻笑。
- 2. It was used to smother your daughter .
- 你女儿就是被它闷死的。
- 3. Perhaps lollie hadn 't made up that tale about little sister trying to smother her with a pillow .
- 也许萝莉叶讲的“妹妹曾试图用枕头闷死玛拉”那件事并不是在编故事。
- 4. I was born to smother you with flowers .
- 我出生，是为了将你用花淹没。
- 5. According to the program 's manager , dr. matt goodman , an electric field destabilizes the flame 's underlying structure rather than blanketing the fire to smother it .
- 按项目的负责人马特古德曼博士的说法，这种魔仗产生的电场阻断造成火焰的底层结构，而不是用覆盖的办法来扑灭它。