| 释义 |
Adjective: smothering smúdhuring- Causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat
"the smothering soft voices"; "smothering heat"
- suffocating, suffocative
Verb: smother smúdhu(r)- Envelop completely
"smother the meat in gravy"
- surround - Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"
- asphyxiate, suffocate - Conceal or hide
"smother a yawn"
- stifle, strangle, muffle, repress - Form an impenetrable cover over
"the butter cream smothered the cake" - Deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
"smother fires"
- put out
See also: breathless, dyspneal, dyspneic, dyspnoeal, dyspnoeic, smotherer Type of: conquer, cover, curb, extinguish, inhibit, kill, snuff out, spread over, stamp down, subdue, suppress Encyclopedia: Smother Smothering |