smother是什么意思

[美] [ˈsmʌðɚ] [英] [ˈsmʌðə]
动词（及物） ( smothered; smothered; smothering)
使窒息,使透不过气来;把...闷死
The victim was smothered to death. 受害人被窒息致死。
(用灰等)闷熄;闷住(火)
He smothered the flame with a wet blanket. 他用一条湿毯将火焰闷熄。
忍住,抑制;扼杀
She tried to smother her sobs. 她想忍住不哭。
掩饰
He attempted to smother up a scandal about his family. 他企图掩饰有关他家庭的丑闻。
厚厚地覆盖
把...镇服;使大败
过多地给予
Mary smothers her children with too much love. 玛丽溺爱自己的孩子。
动词（不及物） ( smothered; smothered; smothering)
窒息;闷死
I'm smothering in this stuffy room. 在这个闷热的房间里我透不过气来。
被掩饰;被抑制;被扼杀
名词
令人窒息的浓烟(或雾气、尘埃等)
The air is polluted with the smother of traffic and industrial smog. 空气被令人窒息的车辆废气和工业烟雾污染了。
窒息状态;被抑制状态