smother

smother  

[ˈsmʌðə]

vt. & vi.

(使)窒息, (使)透不过气

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！

vt.

覆盖

In autumn the grass is smothered with leaves.

秋天草地上盖满了枯叶。

忍住, 抑制

I just managed to smother a yawn.

我刚设法忍住了一个呵欠。

闷住, 闷熄

The fire is smothered by ashes.

火被灰闷熄了。

 

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1.	It's better to smother the fire with the earth.
	最好用土把火掩熄。
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2.	The parents tried to smother up his son's crime.
	这两个家长想给其儿子掩盖罪行。
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3.	He attempt to smother up a scandal about his family.
	他企图掩饰有关他家庭的丑闻。
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4.	They try to smother the flames with a damp blanket.
	他们试图用湿毯子把火扑灭。
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5.	to smother(a newborn infant or an animal) by lying upon
	把（新生婴儿或动物）覆闷致死
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6.	It's not good for parents to smother their children with love.
	父母溺爱子女不行。
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7.	Smother the flames from the burning pan with a wet towel.
	用湿毛巾把锅里的火扑灭。
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8.	The air is polluted with the smother of traffic and industrial smog.
	空气被令人窒息的车辆废气和工业烟雾污染了。
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9.	The tried to smother up the murder by pretending that her death was accidental.
	他们谎称她是意外死亡以掩盖谋杀事实。
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10.	Don't put that cloth over the baby's face, you'll smother him!
	不要把那块布盖在婴儿的脸上，你会把他憋死的！
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