单词	smear
释义	smear1 nounsmear2 verb smearsmear1 /smɪə $ smɪr/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINsmear1 Origin: Old English smeoru ‘fatty material’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES There were paint smears visible on the doorknob. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A slightly sinister element is that neither side is producing its smears. At what age should a woman begin having an annual Pap smear? He looked at the thin smear of my blood on his palm, and wrapped a small black towel around my hand. I slid off the seat, keeping my eyes down, expecting to see a smear of red blood on the chair. Just a smear of protoplasm, another speck on the biological scrap heap. The hideous blood smear on the window was a running crimson blur in the rain. There was a bright moon and on looking closer I saw a dark smear coming from his mouth. Wasn't there a dark smear on the doorknob of the long room? Thesaurus THESAURUSa dirty mark► mark a dirty area on something that spoils its appearance: · The bark of the tree had made black marks on her trousers. ► spot a small mark on something: · a grease spot on my shirt ► stain a mark that is difficult to remove, especially one made by a dark liquid: · a wine stain on the tablecloth· blood stains ► smudge a mark that is made when something touches against a surface: · There was a smudge of lipstick on his cheek.· He had a smudge of chalk on his jacket. ► smear a mark that is made by a small amount of something spread across a surface: · The table had a smear of paint on the top. ► fingerprint (also fingermark British English) a mark on the surface of something that is made by someone’s fingers: · The glass was covered with greasy fingerprints. WORD SETS► Hospital aether, nounaftercare, nounambulance, nounamniocentesis, nounampoule, nounamputate, verbanaesthesia, nounanaesthetize, verbanodyne, nounantibiotic, nounantidote, nounantiseptic, nounantiseptic, adjectiveappendectomy, nounartificial respiration, nounastringent, adjectiveastringent, nounbandage, verbbathe, verbbed bath, nounbedpan, nounbiopsy, nounblood bank, nounblood donor, nounblood group, nounbloodletting, nounblood transfusion, nounbrain scan, nounbridge, nouncaesarean, nouncallipers, nouncapsule, nouncardiac, adjectivecast, nouncasualty, nouncatheter, nounCAT scan, nouncauterize, verbcervical smear, nouncesarean, nouncheckup, nounchemotherapy, nounchiropractor, nounclinic, nounclinical, adjectiveclinical thermometer, nouncommit, verbcompress, nounconstruct, verbconsultant, nounconsulting room, nounconvalesce, verbconvalescence, nounconvalescent, nouncosmetic surgery, nouncottage hospital, nouncrown, nouncrown, verbcrutch, nouncurative, adjectivecure, nouncure, verbD and C, nounday room, noundecongestant, noundentistry, noundermatology, noundetox, noundetoxification, noundiagnose, verbdiagnosis, noundiagnostic, adjectivedialysis, noundischarge, verbdischarge, noundispensary, noundoctor, verbdonate, verbdonor, noundress, verbdrug rehabilitation, nounear trumpet, nounECG, nounECT, noun-ectomy, suffixEEG, nounEKG, nounElastoplast, nounelective, adjectiveelectric shock therapy, nounemergency room, nounendoscope, nounenema, nounepidural, nounether, nouneviscerate, verbexam, nounexamination, nounexamine, verbfacelift, nounfilling, nounfirst aid, nounfirst aider, nounfirst aid kit, nounforceps, noungauze, noungeriatrics, noungraft, noungraft, verbgrommet, noungurney, nounhealth care, nounhealth centre, nounhealth service, nounheart-lung machine, nounhospice, nounhospital, nounhypnotherapy, nounhypo, nounhypodermic, nounhypodermic, adjectivehysterectomy, nounice pack, nounimplant, verbimplant, nounincision, nounincubator, nouninduce, verbinfection, nouninfirmary, nouninject, verbinjection, nouninlay, nouninoculate, verbinpatient, nouninseminate, verbinstitutionalize, verbintensive care, nouninternal medicine, nounintravenous, adjectiveinvasive, adjectivein vitro fertilization, nounirrigate, verbisolation, nounisometrics, nounIV, nounIVF, nounkeyhole surgery, nounlamp, nounlaudanum, nounlaughing gas, nounlaxative, nounlife support system, nounlinctus, nounliniment, nounlint, nounlobotomy, nounlumpectomy, nounmammography, nounmanipulate, verbmanipulative, adjectivemassage, nounmassage, verbmastectomy, nounmedical, adjectivemedical, nounmedicine, nounmental hospital, nounmonitor, nounmouth-to-mouth resuscitation, nounMRI, nounNational Health Service, the, negative, adjectivenose job, nounnursing home, nounob/gyn, nounobstetrics, nounoccupational therapy, nounold folks' home, nounold people's home, nounop, nounopen-heart surgery, nounoperable, adjectiveoperate, verboperating room, nounoperating table, nounoperating theatre, nounoperation, nounoperative, adjectiveorthodontics, nounorthopedic, adjectiveorthopedics, nounosteopathy, nounoutpatient, nounoxygen mask, nounoxygen tent, nounpacemaker, nounpack, nounpadded cell, nounpaediatrics, nounpalliative, nounpalpate, verbPap smear, nounpetroleum jelly, nounphial, nounphysiotherapy, nounpill, nounplaster, nounplaster cast, nounplastic surgery, nounpost-mortem, nounpoultice, nounprep, verbprescription, nounpreventive medicine, nounprimary health care, nounprivate medicine, nounprivate patient, nounprobe, nounprophylactic, adjectiveprosthesis, nounquarantine, nounquarantine, verbradiographer, nounradiography, nounradiologist, nounradiology, nounradiotherapy, nounreceive, verbrecovery room, nounrehabilitate, verbreject, verbreset, verbresidential care, nounresidential treatment facility, nounrest home, nounresuscitate, verbrhinoplasty, nounRx, saline, nounsanatorium, nounscalpel, nounscan, nounscreen, verbscreening, nounsection, nounsection, verbsedate, verbset, verbshock treatment, nounsickbay, nounsickroom, nounsilicone implant, nounskin graft, nounsmear, nounsmear test, nounsmelling salts, nounsocialized medicine, nounspatula, nounspecimen, nounsperm bank, nounsplint, nounstaunch, verbstethoscope, nounstitch, nounstomach pump, nounstretcher, nounsurgery, nounsurgical, adjectivesuture, nounswab, nounswab, verbsyringe, nounsyringe, verbtablet, nountape, verbteaching hospital, nountermination, nountheatre, nountherapy, nounthermometer, nountongue depressor, nountourniquet, nountracheotomy, nountranquillize, verbtransfusion, nountransplant, verbtransplant, nountreatment, nountruss, nountuck, nounultrasound, nounvaccinate, verbvasectomy, nounventilator, nounveterinary, adjectivevisiting hours, nounward, nounwell-woman, adjectivewetting solution, nounwheelchair, nounX-ray, nounX-ray, verb Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a smear campaign (=in which unpleasant or untrue stories are spread about an important person)· He claims he was the victim of a smear campaign. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► cervical · Still to come on the programme Inverclyde hospital to adopt key changes to cervical smear tests. ► pap · To be recalled for a second Pap smear is to catch the disease of fear.· The Pap smear is officially called the Papanicolaou Test, after the doctor who invented it.· Thompson advocates Pap smears for women.· Thompson said the Pap smear only detects cervical cancer; it does not detect ovarian cancer or endometrial cancer.· A woman should begin having Pap smears as soon as she is sexually active, Thompson said.· How often should a woman have a Pap smear? &.· The Pap smear means the cancer can be treated at its earliest, and most curable, stages. 1a dirty mark made by a small amount of something spread across a surfacesmear of a smear of paint It left a black smear on his arm.► see thesaurus at mark2 British English a smear test3an untrue story about a politician or other important person that is told in order to make people lose respect for them – used especially in newspapers—smeary adjective:  a smeary glass smear1 nounsmear2 verb smearsmear2 verb Entry menu MENU FOR smearsmear1 spread2 tell lies3 dirty4 ink/paint Verb Table VERB TABLE smear Simple Form Present I, you, we, they smear he, she, it smears Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they smeared Present perfect I, you, we, they have smeared he, she, it has smeared Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had smeared Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will smear Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have smeared Continuous Form Present I am smearing he, she, it is smearing you, we, they are smearing Past I, he, she, it was smearing you, we, they were smearing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been smearing he, she, it has been smearing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been smearing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be smearing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been smearing Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES "What time did we say we'd meet them?" she asked, smearing on a bright red lipstick. Before setting out on their walk, they smeared themselves with sunblock. Carter refused to take part in an attempt to smear his campaign opponent. I knew Deanna had been crying because her makeup had smeared. The printing wasn't dark enough, and many letters were smeared around the edges. The rain had dribbled on his glasses and smeared them. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Detective Jake Gittes, tricked by Cross into smearing Mulwray, does not escape the compulsion to repeat. However, Dimitrov claimed that Asparukhov's allegations were part of a Zhelev-inspired effort to smear him and his government. I looked down the street and I saw an entirely naked man walking along, smeared in ash. It smeared the faces of the men in the room, fighting a losing, fitful battle with the shadows. People from the neighborhood rushed in and threw the place up for grabs, smearing excrement on the walls. Young researchers take a drop of blood, smear it on a slide, stain it and check it under the microscope. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto spread butter, glue etc on a surface► spread to put a thin layer of a soft substance, such as butter or glue, on a surface, so that it covers it: spread something on/over something: · Make sure that you spread the glue on both surfaces.· He spread plaster on the walls.· Spread the frosting over the warm pastries.spread something with something: · She spread the toast with butter and jam. ► smear to spread a liquid or soft substance over a surface, especially carelessly or when you do not have to keep it within an exact area: smear something on/smear on something: · "What time did we say we'd meet them?" she asked, smearing on a bright red lipstick.smear something with: · Before setting out on their walk, they smeared themselves with sunblock. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a smear campaign (=in which unpleasant or untrue stories are spread about an important person)· He claims he was the victim of a smear campaign. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► over · They had an impression of very red cheeks and moist yellow hair smeared over the scalp like egg yolk.· Her make up was smeared over her face and her hair was a mass of tangles.· This should be smeared over all unpolished areas as well, to give extra protection against future infestation.· The sauce from Mr Bishop's tomato ketchup bottles had been emptied out in great red gobs or smeared over the cupboards. NOUN► blood · She rubbed her belly and touched her face tenderly, smearing the blood and pressing the shallow bite wound.· Was Alexander the Great's path to glory smeared with blood?· The hair looked as though it were smeared with dried blood.· There was smeared blood at the corner of his mouth, a grassy bruise on his cheek.· I looked at them, they were smeared with blood and worse.· Creed picked it up, his fingers smearing blood on to its surface.· After the raid the walls were smeared with blood, and about 35 people were being detained in hospital. ► face · It smeared the faces of the men in the room, fighting a losing, fitful battle with the shadows.· He picks it up and smears his face with it.· Her make up was smeared over her face and her hair was a mass of tangles.· This clay exudate she smeared across her face and streaked into her hair. 1spread [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to spread a liquid or soft substance over a surface, especially in a careless or untidy waysmear something with something His face was smeared with mud.smear something on/over etc something Elaine smeared suntan lotion on her shoulders.2tell lies [transitive] to tell an untrue story about someone important in order to make people lose respect for them – used especially in newspapers:  an attempt to smear the party leadership3dirty [transitive] to put dirty or oily marks on something:  smeared windows4ink/paint [intransitive, transitive] if writing, a picture, or paint smears or is smeared, the ink or paint is accidentally touched and spread across the surface SYN  smudge:  Several words were smeared.
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