smoth·er
【释义】: vt.❶ 使透不过气来,使窒息,憋死:be smothered by smoke被烟闷得透不过气.❷ 闷住,闷熄:smother a fire with ashes用灰把火盖熄.❸ 覆盖,掩蔽,压止:smother a martyr’s grave with flowers以花覆满烈士墓.smother a child with kisses接连地吻小孩.❹ 遏制,抑止:smother one’s anger抑止怒气.smother up a scandal隐匿丑闻. -vi.窒息. -n.(常a smother)烟雾,烟尘,水汽:from(the)smoke into(the) smother 越来越糟,避坑落井. |