搜尋結果
smother
- IPA[ˈsmʌðə]
英式
- kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate;make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective manner towards them
- 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
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate I dreamt a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow 同義詞
- ▪ make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective manner towards them it's time for you to leave the house—she'll smother you if you remain 同義詞
- 2. extinguish (a fire) by covering it use a fire blanket to smother a chip-pan fire 同義詞
- ▪ suppress (a feeling or action) she smothered a sigh 同義詞
- ▪ (in sport) stop the motion of (the ball or a shot) the goalkeeper was able to smother the ball
- 3. cover someone or something entirely with rich orange sorbets smothered in fluffy whipped cream 同義詞
名詞
- 1. a mass of something that stifles or obscures all this vanished in a smother of foam