| 单词 | smother |
| 释义 | smother (once / 680 pages) vn To smother is to overwhelm or suffocate. If you've ever had a boyfriend or girlfriend who calls you twenty five times an hour to check up on you, then you know what it means to be smothered by someone. The word smother literally means to deprive of oxygen, so it can be used to refer to someone who gets suffocated by a pillow. In everyday conversation, the word is often used to refer to the act of making someone feel like they’re being deprived of oxygen or personal space. If you have a mother who likes to smother you by asking where you're going every time you see her, then it's likely you’re already dreaming of moving out! WORD FAMILYsmother: smothered, smotherer, smothering, smothers+/smothering: smotheringly USAGE EXAMPLESHe ended it smothered in bruises, boos and the most basic of questions. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) The chicken is seared, braised and pulled, then smothered in something called Miami salsa – yoghurt, mint, coriander and a few other ingredients. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) Paris this month experienced its worst air-pollution episode in a decade, with a thick blanket of ugly air smothering the City of Light for days. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) 1v deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow Syn|Hyper asphyxiate, suffocate asphyxiate, stifle, suffocate be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen kill cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly 2v deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion smother fires Syn|Hyper put out extinguish, snuff out put an end to; kill 3v conceal or hide smother a yawn Syn|Hyper muffle, repress, stifle, strangle conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress to put down by force or authority 4v form an impenetrable cover over the butter cream smothered the cake Hyper cover, spread over form a cover over 5v envelop completely smother the meat in gravy Syn|Hyper surround cover provide with a covering or cause to be covered 6n a stifling cloud of smoke Hyper fume, smoke a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas 7n a confused multitude of things Syn|Hypo|Hyper clutter, fuddle, jumble, mare's nest, muddle, welter rummage a jumble of things to be given away disorder, disorderliness a condition in which things are not in their expected places |
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