“smother”的英语解释词典意思
v. 使 ... 喘不过气,使 ... 窒息,掩饰,扼杀,厚厚地覆盖,焖,炖,煨
n. 窒息,浓烟(雾、尘等),混乱
例句与用法:
It's potential for good or evil, now and in the years of our lives, smothers exaltations and converts vanity to prayer.
在现在和我们过去的生活中,它都是一柄双刃剑,会使人越来越窒息、也会使人由空虚变得有信仰。
He smothered the baby with a pillow.
他用枕头把婴儿闷死了。
Smother the flames from the burning pan with a wet towel.
用湿毛巾把锅里的火扑灭。
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,反而能把火闷死。
英英解释:
名词 smother:
a confused multitude of things
同义词:clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's nest, welter
a stifling cloud of smoke
动词 smother:
envelop completely
同义词:surround
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
同义词:asphyxiate, suffocate
conceal or hide
同义词:stifle, strangle, muffle, repress
form an impenetrable cover over
deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
同义词:put out