smother
🇺🇸
/ˈsmʌðər/
🇬🇧
/ˈsmʌðə(r)/
verb
R
to stop someone from breathing by covering their face
In the story, the villain tried to smother the hero with a thick blanket.
在故事中，壞蛋試圖用厚毛毯令英雄窒息。
R
to cover something completely with a lot of something else
I love pancakes smothered in syrup.
我喜歡淹滿糖漿的鬆餅。
R
to stop something from growing or continuing
The company tried to smother the bad news to keep it from affecting their shares.
該公司試圖掩蓋壞消息以防止它影響他們的股份。
R
to care for someone so much that they feel they have no freedom
Sometimes, parents can smother their children with too much attention.
有時候，父母過多的關注會讓孩子感到窒息。
R
to make a fire go out by covering it
To stop the fire, he had to smother it with a wet towel.
為了停止火勢，他不得不用濕毛巾覆蓋它。
translation
使窒息, 覆蓋, 壓制, 溺愛, 悶熄
詞形變化
3rd Present
smothers
Past
smothered
Perfect
smothered
Progressive
smothering