Smother
[ 'sm?e? ]
第3級(jí)
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v. （使）窒息，（使）透不過(guò)氣;遮掩;抑制;
n. 窒息物;濃煙，濃霧;
?? 例句
They smother his better instinct.
這些聲音窒息了他的良知。
The particular interests outweigh or smother the common good.
特殊利益會(huì)扼殺或凌駕于公共利益之上。
The air is polluted with the smother of traffic and industrial smog.
空氣被令人窒息的車(chē)輛廢氣和工業(yè)煙霧污染了。
They heap pity on the disabled, smother them in charity.
他們對(duì)于殘廢的人憐憫有加，慷慨施舍。
She tried to smother her sobs.
她想忍住不哭。
?? 聯(lián)想助記
【記】※ s-似“蛇”,mother-媽媽:一條蛇把媽媽纏得快要窒息了
※ s-拼音“死”,mother-母親:臨死的母親感到窒息(讓母親窒息而死可是深重的罪孽)
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
smother
v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sb to) die from lack of air, or from not being able to breathe; suffocate （使某人）窒息, 悶死
He smothered the baby with a pillow. 他用枕頭把嬰兒悶死了.
(fig 比喻) She felt smothered with kindness. 她感受到難以消受的熱情.
2 [Tn] put out or keep down (a fire) by covering it with ashes, sand, etc 用灰、 沙等熄滅或悶住（火）
If you put too much coal on the fire at once you'll smother it. 在火上一下子添上很多煤, 反而能把火悶死.
Smother the flames from the burning pan with a wet towel. 用濕毛巾把鍋里的火撲滅.
(fig 比喻) smother a yawn, smile, laugh, etc, ie prevent it from developing 忍住哈欠、 微笑、 大笑等
(fig 比喻) He had to smother a giggle. 他得抑制住自己, 不咯咯地笑出聲來(lái).
3 [Tn.pr] ~ sth/sb with/in sth cover sth/sb thickly or to too great an extent 厚厚地或大面積地覆蓋某物[某人]
a pudding smothered in cream 有很厚的奶油的布丁
smother a child with kisses 不停地吻著孩子.
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*['sm?e?]vt. 使喘不過(guò)氣, 使窒息, 悶熄, 忍住, 抑制, 覆蓋vi. 窒息, 被抑制n. 濃煙, 窒息狀態(tài), 雜亂無(wú)章【法】 抑制, 遏制, 掩蓋; 悶死, 使窒息, 被窒息
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Let's have your counter-offer?
那你給個(gè)價(jià)吧。
Let me guess.
讓我猜一猜。
You will grow stronger each time, until you can do and finish what you started out to do.
每次你會(huì)變得更堅(jiān)強(qiáng)，直至你完成你著手進(jìn)行的事情。