| 釋義 |
smother /'smSs(r); 'smAdw/ vt 1 [VP6A] cause the death of, by stopping the breath of or by keeping air from; kill by suffocation. 使窒息; 悶死。 2 [VP6A] put out (a fire); keep (a fire) down (so that it burns slowly) by covering with ashes, sand, etc. 熄(火); 覆以灰、沙等而使(火)慢燃。 3 [VP14] ~ sth/sb with sth. cover, wrap up, overwhelm with: 覆蓋; 掩蔽; 掩沒(méi); 壓止： ~a grave with flowers/a child with kisses/one's wife with kindness; 以花覆蓋墳?zāi)?接二連三地吻小孩; 體貼得叫妻子不知所措); be ~ed with/in dust by passing cars. 全身沾滿來(lái)往汽車所揚(yáng)起的塵土。 4 [VP6A, 15B] suppress; hold back: 遏止; 壓制： ~ a yawn/ one's anger/feelings of resentment; 抑制呵欠(憤怒，憎恨); ~ up a scandal, try to conceal it. 海飾丑聞。 n (usu a ~) cloud of dust, smoke, steam, spray, etc. 塵、煙、水氣等造成的煙霧。 |