smother
英 ['smʌðə]
美 ['smʌðɚ]
- vt. 使窒息；抑制；（用灰等）闷熄；忍住
- vi. 窒息；被抑制；闷死
- n. 窒息状态；令人窒息的浓烟
助记提示
1. smolder / smoulder <====> smother.
2. => "burn and smoke without flame".
3. perhaps cognate with smell.
4. smoke => smolder, smother.
5. s- + mother => 毒蛇被妈妈给闷死了。
6. 音似“死mother”——妈妈被窒息了；从词源角度，“smo”简写自“smoke-烟”
双语例句
- 1. She summoned up all her pity for him, to smother her self-pity.
- 她抑制着心中的自怜，将满腔的怜悯之情都倾注在了他的身上。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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!
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. They tried to smother the flames with a damp blanket.
- 他们试图用一条湿毯子去灭火.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. I just managed to smother a yawn.
- 我刚设法忍住了一个呵欠.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. We tried to smother our laughter.
- 我们强忍住笑.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
