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to smother
01
窒息させる, 覆う
to cover someone or something completely
Transitive: to smother sth
Example
The flowers were smothered by the heavy snow, hiding them from view.
The garden was smothered by weeds, preventing the flowers from growing.
The car was smothered by the dust storm, making it hard to see.
02
窒息させる, ふさぐ
to stop someone or something from breathing by covering or blocking the air
Transitive: to smother sb
Example
The mother gently placed a blanket over the sleeping baby, being careful not to smother him.
Panic set in as the trapped hiker felt the smoke from the wildfire start to smother him.
The assassin attempted to smother the victim with a pillow.
03
抑える, 窒息させる
to stop or prevent a feeling or action from being expressed or shown
Transitive: to smother a feeling or action
Example
He tried to smother his anger, but it kept bubbling up.
She smothered her excitement to avoid drawing attention.
He smothered his laughter during the serious meeting.
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
Example
He used a blanket to smother the small fire in the kitchen.
The firefighters worked quickly to smother the flames before they spread.
She tried to smother the candle's flame with her hands.
05
窒息させる, 圧迫する
to overwhelm or restrict someone so much that they feel suffocated or unable to act freely
Transitive: to smother sb
Example
Her overprotective parents smother her with constant check-ins and restrictions, making her feel trapped.
The intense workload at her job started to smother her, leaving her no time for herself.
Friends can unintentionally smother each other with well-meaning advice that feels overbearing.
