smother /ˈsmʌðə/ CET6+ TEM8 ( smothering, smothered, smothers )

• 1. 

  V-T If you smother a fire, you cover it with something in order to put it out. 把 (火) 闷熄

  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. 

  V-T To smother someone means to kill them by covering their face with something so that they cannot breathe. 使窒息

  例：

  He tried to smother me with a pillow.

  他企图用枕头闷死我。

• 3. 

  V-T Things that smother something cover it completely. 完全覆盖

  例：

  Once the shrubs begin to smother the little plants, we have to move them.

  一旦灌木开始把小植物完全覆盖，我们不得不将它们移走。

• 4. 

  V-T If you smother someone, you show your love for them too much and protect them too much. 溺爱

  例：

  She loved her own children, almost smothering them with love.

  她爱自己的孩子，几乎爱得让他们透不过气。

• 5. 

  V-T If you smother an emotion or a reaction, you control it so that people do not notice it. 压抑; 抑制

  例：

  She tried to smother her anger and help them resolve their conflicts.

  她试图抑制住怒气，帮助他们解决纠纷。