smother
[VERB]
smothers , smothering , smothered
1. [T 及物动词] 把（火）闷熄
If you smother a fire, you cover it with something in order to put it out.
双语例句
例：The girl's parents were also burned as they tried to smother the flames.
女孩的父母在试图闷熄火苗时也被烧伤了。
2. [T 及物动词] 使窒息
To smother someone means to kill them by covering their face with something so that they cannot breathe.
近义词
suffocate
双语例句
例：He tried to smother me with a pillow.
他企图用枕头闷死我。
3. [T 及物动词] 完全覆盖
Things that smother something cover it completely.
双语例句
例：Once the shrubs begin to smother the little plants, we have to move them.
一旦灌木开始遮住这些小苗，我们就不得不将它们移走。
4. [T 及物动词] 溺爱
If you smother someone, you show your love for them too much and protect them too much.
双语例句
例：She loved her own children, almost smothering them with love.
她爱自己的孩子，爱得几乎让他们透不过气。
5. [T 及物动词] 压抑 , 抑制
If you smother an emotion or a reaction, you control it so that people do not notice it.
近义词
双语例句
例：She tried to smother her anger and help them resolve their conflicts.
她努力抑制住怒气，帮助他们解决纠纷。
VERB. 动词
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