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smother
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
smothers; smothered; smothering
smothers; smothered; smothering
Learner's definition of SMOTHER
[+ object]
1
: to kill (someone) by covering the face so that breathing is not possible使窒息；闷死
- He tried to smother her with a pillow.他企图用枕头闷死她。
2
: to cover (something) in order to keep it from growing or spreading覆盖（以防止生长或扩散） — often used figuratively常用作比喻
- She smothered the fire with a blanket.她用毯子把火闷灭了。
- She smothered her son with love/affection. [=she gave her son a lot of love and affection in a way that prevented him from feeling free to live his own life]她过度的宠爱让儿子透不过气来。
3
: to try to keep (something) from happening : to try to stop doing (something)抑制；扼杀
- I tried to smother [=stifle, suppress] a yawn.我竭力忍住不打呵欠。
4
: to cover (something or someone) thickly or completely厚厚地覆盖
- She smothers her pancakes in/with syrup. [=she puts a lot of syrup on her pancakes]她在松饼上浇了一层厚厚的糖浆。
- The potatoes were smothered in gravy.土豆上面裹了一层厚厚的肉汁。
- She smothered him with/in kisses. [=she kissed him many times]她狂吻了他一阵。
smoth·er ˈsmə-t͟hər 
smothered; smothering ˈsmə-t͟hə-riŋ
ˈsmət͟h-riŋ
1
a
: to kill by depriving of air
b
: to suppress (a fire) by excluding oxygen
c
: to overcome or discomfit through or as if through lack of air
: to be overcome or killed through or as if through lack of air
Example Sentences
Verb He tried to smother her with a pillow. She smothered the fire with a blanket.
Recent Examples on the Web
Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 The co-founder of Vertical Harvest in Jackson, Wyoming, sits in the break room of the greenhouse, where employees come and go, many stopping by to say hi, to give her updates, or simply to smother her in hugs. Jodi Hausen, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2022 But the Kids’ comedy often embraced stereotypes, the better to smother them. New York Times, 24 May 2022 But Matt Turner, playing because Zack Steffen was out with back spasms, was able to smother the ball. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2021 Dimon was speaking about the US economy, referring to the impact of the Federal Reserve's efforts to smother soaring inflation. Frida Ghitis, CNN, 3 June 2022 But even as the Bruins gathered in the dungeons of their own personal Carolina hockey hell, neither the sting of their 3-2 Game 7 loss to the Hurricanes nor the finality of their first-round playoff exit could smother thoughts of Bergeron. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022 The Pelicans put two of their top defensive players in rookies Herbert Jones and backup point guard Alvarado on Chris Paul to smother him and his ability to set up the Suns' offense all series. Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2022 On a sunny afternoon at Coors Field, the Dodgers flexed every inch of their massive and versatile muscle to eventually smother the Colorado Rockies 5-3 in an opening-day victory with an ending that spoke of a belief. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022 Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022 At Dichos, the tortillas were fresh and didn't appear to be dipped, but rather topped with a smother of bean sauce. Emma Balter, Chron, 12 Aug. 2022 Big Red's has nine hot sauces and two smother sauces — blackberry rum and AZ Jerk, which are a pretty rad upgrade to typical barbecue sauces. Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2022 It's been jarring watching the Boston Celtics swarm and smother Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving en route to taking a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Nets. Rahat Huq, Chron, 25 Apr. 2022 The brew of exotics has unleashed noxious algae outbreaks that smother beaches in foot-deep goo that looks like creamed spinach and smells like the bowels of a porta potty. jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2021 Neither of these selections are for those who shy away from spice, however, the intense heat managed to highlight, rather than smother, the pork and the shrimp – an impressive feat, given the level of heat. Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2021 Prosecutors said Brinkman slit Taylor’s throat, strangled Kylie Pifer with a telephone cord and smother Taylor Pifer with a pillow in June 2017 at the women’s North Royalton home. Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 21 July 2021 All of these items promised to ward off, murder, smother or otherwise expunge my pest problem. Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2021 See More
Verb
Mangroves interact with coral by trapping muddy sediment that would smother the reef, while the offshore reef protects the mangroves and seagrass beds from pummelling waves. Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 The co-founder of Vertical Harvest in Jackson, Wyoming, sits in the break room of the greenhouse, where employees come and go, many stopping by to say hi, to give her updates, or simply to smother her in hugs. Jodi Hausen, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2022 But the Kids’ comedy often embraced stereotypes, the better to smother them. New York Times, 24 May 2022 But Matt Turner, playing because Zack Steffen was out with back spasms, was able to smother the ball. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 3 Sep. 2021 Dimon was speaking about the US economy, referring to the impact of the Federal Reserve's efforts to smother soaring inflation. Frida Ghitis, CNN, 3 June 2022 But even as the Bruins gathered in the dungeons of their own personal Carolina hockey hell, neither the sting of their 3-2 Game 7 loss to the Hurricanes nor the finality of their first-round playoff exit could smother thoughts of Bergeron. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 May 2022 The Pelicans put two of their top defensive players in rookies Herbert Jones and backup point guard Alvarado on Chris Paul to smother him and his ability to set up the Suns' offense all series. Dana Scott, The Arizona Republic, 29 Apr. 2022 On a sunny afternoon at Coors Field, the Dodgers flexed every inch of their massive and versatile muscle to eventually smother the Colorado Rockies 5-3 in an opening-day victory with an ending that spoke of a belief. Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022 Noun
And Beverly's going to be that overbearing smother turned into an overbearing grandsmother. Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2022 At Dichos, the tortillas were fresh and didn't appear to be dipped, but rather topped with a smother of bean sauce. Emma Balter, Chron, 12 Aug. 2022 Big Red's has nine hot sauces and two smother sauces — blackberry rum and AZ Jerk, which are a pretty rad upgrade to typical barbecue sauces. Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2022 It's been jarring watching the Boston Celtics swarm and smother Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving en route to taking a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Nets. Rahat Huq, Chron, 25 Apr. 2022 The brew of exotics has unleashed noxious algae outbreaks that smother beaches in foot-deep goo that looks like creamed spinach and smells like the bowels of a porta potty. jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2021 Neither of these selections are for those who shy away from spice, however, the intense heat managed to highlight, rather than smother, the pork and the shrimp – an impressive feat, given the level of heat. Dahlia Ghabour, The Courier-Journal, 7 Aug. 2021 Prosecutors said Brinkman slit Taylor’s throat, strangled Kylie Pifer with a telephone cord and smother Taylor Pifer with a pillow in June 2017 at the women’s North Royalton home. Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 21 July 2021 All of these items promised to ward off, murder, smother or otherwise expunge my pest problem. Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, alteration of smorther, from smoren to smother, from Old English smorian to suffocate; akin to Middle Dutch smoren to suffocate
First Known Use
Verb
circa 1520, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
Noun
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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