音标:[ˈsmʌðəz] ;
v. (使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的第三人称单数 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制
n a confused multitude of things
n a stifling cloud of smoke
v envelop completely
v deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
v conceal or hide
v form an impenetrable cover over
v deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

smother的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. They smother his better instinct.这些声音窒息了他的良知。
  2. He smothered the baby with a pillow.他用枕头把婴儿闷死了。
  3. It's better to smother the fire with the earth.最好用土把火掩熄。
  4. Smother the flames from the burning pan with a wet towel.用湿毛巾把锅里的火扑灭。
  5. If you put too much coal on the fire at once you'll smother it.在火上一下子添上很多煤,反而能把火闷死。
  6. We tried to smother our laughter.我们强忍住笑。
  7. I just managed to smother a yawn.我刚设法忍住了一个呵欠。
  8. He could hardly smother his anger.他几乎抑制不住他的愤怒之情。
  9. In some of Jame's fiction motive seems to smother event.在詹姆斯的一些小说里动机似乎把情节掩盖住了。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+ ~+n./pron.
  1. Don't put that cloth over the baby's face,you'll smother him!不要把布盖在那个婴儿脸上,会使他窒息的!
  2. I just managed to smother a yawn.我刚设法忍住了一个呵欠。
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  4. In autumn the grass is smothered with leaves.秋天草地上盖满了枯叶。
  5. The fire is smothered by ashes.火被灰闷熄了。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • smother a yawn忍住哈欠
  • smother one's grief抑制悲痛

经典引文

  • We..brought the boat to in a smother of foam.

    出自:R. H. Dana
  • The muffle and smother of these fallen clouds.

    出自:R. L. Stevenson
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