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1. Oxford Dictionary

   smother

   • IPA[ˈsmʌðə]

   英式

   • v.
     kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate；make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective manner towards them
   • n.
     a mass of something that stifles or obscures

   • verb: smother, 3rd person present: smothers, gerund or present participle: smothering, past tense: smothered, past participle: smothered

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate I dreamt a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow 同義詞 suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke, throttle, ... 更多strangle, strangulate
   • ▪ make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective manner towards them it's time for you to leave the house—she'll smother you if you remain 同義詞 overwhelm, inundate, envelop, trap, surround, ... 更多cocoon
   • 2. extinguish (a fire) by covering it use a fire blanket to smother a chip-pan fire 同義詞 extinguish, put out, snuff out, dampen, damp down, ... 更多stamp out, douse, choke
   • ▪ suppress (a feeling or action) she smothered a sigh 同義詞 stifle, muffle, strangle, gag, restrain, ... 更多repress, suppress, hold back, keep back, fight back, choke back, bite back, swallow, contain, bottle up, conceal, hide, bite one's lip, informalbutton up, keep the lid on, cork up
   • ▪ (in sport) stop the motion of (the ball or a shot) the goalkeeper was able to smother the ball
   • 3. cover someone or something entirely with rich orange sorbets smothered in fluffy whipped cream 同義詞 smear, daub, bedaub, spread, cover, ... 更多literarybesmear

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a mass of something that stifles or obscures all this vanished in a smother of foam