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TOEFL BNC: 11794 COCA: 8842

smear

1 smear /ˈsmiɚ/ noun
plural smears
1 smear
/ˈsmiɚ/
noun
plural smears
Learner's definition of SMEAR
[count]
: a dirty mark, spot, streak, etc., made by touching or rubbing something污迹;污渍
medical : a very small sample of something (such as skin or blood) that someone examines with a microscope涂片
see also pap smear
: an untrue story about a person that is meant to hurt that person's reputation诽谤;诋毁
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
2 smear /ˈsmiɚ/ verb
smears; smeared; smearing
2 smear
/ˈsmiɚ/
verb
smears; smeared; smearing
Learner's definition of SMEAR
[+ object] : to make (something) dirty by rubbing it with something else弄脏;弄污
[+ object] : to spread (something) over a surface涂抹;涂上
[no object] : to spread or drip in an untidy way蹭花;变模糊
[+ object] : to cause (something) to spread or drip in an untidy way把…弄模糊;把…弄脏
[+ object] : to make untrue statements about someone in order to hurt that person's reputation诽谤;诋毁
TOEFL BNC: 11794 COCA: 8842

smear

1 of 2

noun

1
a
: a viscous or sticky substance
b
: a spot made by or as if by an unctuous or adhesive substance
2
: material smeared on a surface (as of a microscopic slide)
also : a preparation made by smearing material on a surface
a vaginal smear
3
: a usually unsubstantiated charge or accusation against a person or organization
often used attributively
a smear campaigna smear job

smear

2 of 2

verb

smeared; smearing; smears

transitive verb

1
a
: to overspread with something unctuous, viscous, or adhesive : daub
smeared the paper with glue
b
: to spread over a surface
2
a
: to stain, smudge, or dirty by or as if by smearing
b
: sully, besmirch
specifically : to vilify especially by secretly and maliciously spreading grave charges and imputations
3
: to obliterate, obscure, blur, blend, wipe out, or defeat by or as if by smearing
smearer noun

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Noun The blood smear revealed malaria. Verb The children smeared the window with fingerprints. She smeared jam on her toast. Butter was smeared all over the counter. Her mascara smeared when she cried.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The 34-year-old Boston city councilor suggested he was being targeted by a political smear campaign. Evan Allen, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Crowder, the YouTube host, called media reports about his tweets an intentional smear. Marc Fisher, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Aug. 2022 The medical examiner told them that Lauren had likely been run over—the car had left a smear of red paint across her helmet. Philip Kiefer, Outside Online, 17 Aug. 2022 What's the difference between a HPV test and a pap smear? Alicia Vrajlal, refinery29.com, 4 July 2022 Arizona Republican House Speaker Rusty Bowers said he was subjected to a public smear campaign, including relentless bull-horn protests at his home and a pistol-wielding man taunting his family and neighbors. Lisa Mascaro, BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2022 Evans, wearing the white vest of the Code Tenderloin group, shouts for the line to step right to avoid a smear of human waste, sending a flurry of rainbow running shoes and sparkly sneakers scampering out of the way. Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2022 The bread gets a smear of kajmak, an ultra-creamy fresh cheese. Nick Kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, 21 Sep. 2021 Counter intuitively, a surge of milder air sets off a smear of rain and wet snow Sunday. Todd Nelson, Star Tribune, 23 Apr. 2021
Verb
The agency, through the directives of this initiative, used surveillance to psychologically torment, blackmail, charge, prosecute, and smear activists—most of whom were Black. Reina Sultan, Essence, 11 Sep. 2022 For a summertime s'mores milkshake, use a knife to smear marshmallow fluff around the rim of the glass. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2022 During his four years in office, Trump was regularly shown to make false claims, exaggerate achievements, and smear enemies. David Rohde, The New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2022 The building's interior has been left nearly intact since the shooting: Bloodstains still smear the floor, and doors and walls are riddled with bullet holes. Terry Spencer, Sun Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2022 The building's interior has been left nearly intact since the shooting: Bloodstains still smear the floor, and doors and walls are riddled with bullet holes. CBS News, 4 Aug. 2022 Step 2To form dumplings, smear 2 to 3 teaspoons of filling in the center of a wrapper. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2022 An anonymous movement that translates extreme and nationalistic posts from Chinese netizens has outraged state commentators who call it an anti-China smear campaign. Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2022 The morning after, when the bonfires have gone out, some Hindus gather the ashes and smear them on their bodies as a purifying act, CNN reported in 2018. Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 17 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English smere, from Old English smeoru; akin to Old High German smero grease and probably to Old Irish smiur marrow

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of smear was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 11794 COCA: 8842
smear

noun¹

1mark污跡ADJECTIVE | VERB + SMEAR | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEgreasy油跡VERB + SMEARleave留下污跡PREPOSITIONsmear of⋯的污跡His fingers left a smear of sweat on the wall.他的手指在牆上留下了汗跡。
smear

noun²

2lies about an important person針對要人的不實之詞ADJECTIVE | SMEAR + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEpolitical政治誹謗Democratic, Republican, etc.民主黨、共和黨等的詆譭SMEAR + NOUNcampaign, tactic造謠中傷的活動/手段They have conducted a vicious smear campaign against him.他們針對他進行了惡毒的誹謗。job (NAmE, informal) 誹謗活動a smear job on President Clinton對克林頓總統的誹謗machine (NAmE) 進行誹謗的核心機構the far-right smear machine極右翼誹謗團隊PREPOSITIONsmear against, smear on對⋯的誹謗campaign smears against the socialist candidate對社會黨候選人的造謠中傷
smear

noun³

3medical test醫學檢查ADJECTIVE | VERBS ADJECTIVEcervical, Pap (NAmE) 宮頸/巴氏塗片negative, positive陰性/陽性塗片abnormal異常塗片an abnormal smear test (BrE) 異常塗片檢查an abnormal Pap smear test (NAmE) 異常的巴氏塗片檢查VERBSget, have得到塗片
smear

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBliberally隨意塗抹She smeared the cream liberally on her face.她隨便在臉上抹了些護膚霜。PREPOSITIONacross, on, over, with抹過⋯;在⋯上塗抹;在⋯上到處塗抹;用⋯塗抹The child had smeared peanut butter all over her face.那孩子把花生醬抹得滿臉都是。His hands were smeared with blood.他手上抹得全是血。

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