Cari
to smother
01
mencekik, menutupi
to cover someone or something completely
Transitive: to smother sth
Contoh-contoh
The flowers were smothered by the heavy snow, hiding them from view.
Bunga-bunga itu tertutup oleh salju yang lebat, menyembunyikannya dari pandangan.
The garden was smothered by weeds, preventing the flowers from growing.
Taman itu ditutupi oleh gulma, mencegah bunga tumbuh.
02
mencekik, menghalangi pernapasan
to stop someone or something from breathing by covering or blocking the air
Transitive: to smother sb
Contoh-contoh
The mother gently placed a blanket over the sleeping baby, being careful not to smother him.
Ibu dengan lembut meletakkan selimut di atas bayi yang tidur, berhati-hati agar tidak mencekiknya.
Panic set in as the trapped hiker felt the smoke from the wildfire start to smother him.
Kepanikan melanda saat pendaki yang terjebak merasakan asap dari kebakaran hutan mulai mencekiknya.
03
mematikan, menekan
to stop or prevent a feeling or action from being expressed or shown
Transitive: to smother a feeling or action
Contoh-contoh
He tried to smother his anger, but it kept bubbling up.
Dia mencoba untuk membungkam kemarahannya, tapi itu terus menggelegak.
She smothered her excitement to avoid drawing attention.
Dia menahan kegembiraannya untuk menghindari menarik perhatian.
04
memadamkan, mencekik
to extinguish a fire by suffocating it, typically by covering it to cut off its oxygen supply
Transitive: to smother a fire
Contoh-contoh
He used a blanket to smother the small fire in the kitchen.
Dia menggunakan selimut untuk memadamkan api kecil di dapur.
The firefighters worked quickly to smother the flames before they spread.
Petugas pemadam kebakaran bekerja cepat untuk memadamkan api sebelum menyebar.
05
mencekik, membatasi
to overwhelm or restrict someone so much that they feel suffocated or unable to act freely
Transitive: to smother sb
Contoh-contoh
Her overprotective parents smother her with constant check-ins and restrictions, making her feel trapped.
Orang tua yang terlalu protektifnya mencekiknya dengan pemeriksaan dan pembatasan yang konstan, membuatnya merasa terjebak.
The intense workload at her job started to smother her, leaving her no time for herself.
Beban kerja yang intens di pekerjaannya mulai mencekiknya, tidak menyisakan waktu untuk dirinya sendiri.
Smother
01
awan asap yang menyesakkan, lapisan asap yang mencekik
a stifling cloud of smoke
02
kekacauan, campuran membingungkan
a confused multitude of things
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