smother
- IPA[ˈsməT͟Hər]
美式
- kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.；extinguish (a fire) by covering it.
- a mass of something that stifles or obscures
verb: smother, 3rd person present: smothers, gerund or present participle: smothering, past tense: smothered, past participle: smothered
noun: smother, plural noun: smothers
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate. 同義詞
- ▪ extinguish (a fire) by covering it. 同義詞
- ▪ cover someone or something entirely with rich orange sorbets smothered in fluffy whipped cream he smothered her with kisses 同義詞
- ▪ make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective manner toward them it's time for you to leave the house—she'll smother you if you remain 同義詞
- ▪ suppress (a feeling or an action) she smothered a sigh 同義詞
- ▪ (in sports) stop the motion of (the ball or a shot) by falling on it and covering it the goalkeeper was able to smother the ball
名詞
- 1. a mass of something that stifles or obscures all this vanished in a smother of foam
