to smother
01
窒息させる, 覆う
to cover someone or something completely
Transitive: to smother sth
例
The flowers were smothered by the heavy snow, hiding them from view.
花は重い雪に覆い隠され、見えなくなった。
The garden was smothered by weeds, preventing the flowers from growing.
庭は雑草に覆われ、花の成長を妨げていた。
02
窒息させる, 息を詰まらせる
to stop someone or something from breathing by covering or blocking the air
Transitive: to smother sb
例
The mother gently placed a blanket over the sleeping baby, being careful not to smother him.
母親は眠っている赤ちゃんの上に優しく毛布をかけ、窒息させないように気をつけた。
Panic set in as the trapped hiker felt the smoke from the wildfire start to smother him.
閉じ込められたハイカーは山火事の煙が彼を窒息させ始めるのを感じ、パニックに陥った。
03
抑える, 押さえる
to stop or prevent a feeling or action from being expressed or shown
Transitive: to smother a feeling or action
例
He tried to smother his anger, but it kept bubbling up.
彼は怒りを押し殺そうとしたが、それは沸き続けた。
She smothered her excitement to avoid drawing attention.
彼女は注目を集めないように興奮を抑えた。
04
窒息させる, 消火する
to extinguish a fire by suffocating it, typically by covering it to cut off its oxygen supply
Transitive: to smother a fire
例
He used a blanket to smother the small fire in the kitchen.
彼はキッチンの小さな火を消すために毛布を使った。
The firefighters worked quickly to smother the flames before they spread.
消防士たちは炎が広がる前に消し止めるために素早く働いた。
05
窒息させる, 圧倒する
to overwhelm or restrict someone so much that they feel suffocated or unable to act freely
Transitive: to smother sb
例
Her overprotective parents smother her with constant check-ins and restrictions, making her feel trapped.
彼女の過保護な両親は、絶え間ないチェックと制限で彼女を窒息させ、彼女を閉じ込められたと感じさせます。
The intense workload at her job started to smother her, leaving her no time for herself.
彼女の仕事の激しい業務量は彼女を圧倒し始め、自分自身のための時間を残さなかった。
Smother
01
煙の窒息させる雲, 煙の窒息させる層
a stifling cloud of smoke
02
ごちゃ混ぜ, 混乱した混合物
a confused multitude of things
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