to smother
01
使窒息, 覆盖
to cover someone or something completely
Transitive: to smother sth
例子
The flowers were smothered by the heavy snow, hiding them from view.
花朵被厚重的雪覆盖，从视线中隐藏了起来。
The garden was smothered by weeds, preventing the flowers from growing.
花园被杂草覆盖，阻止了花朵的生长。
02
使窒息, 闷住
to stop someone or something from breathing by covering or blocking the air
Transitive: to smother sb
例子
The mother gently placed a blanket over the sleeping baby, being careful not to smother him.
母亲轻轻地把毯子盖在熟睡的婴儿身上，小心不要闷住他。
Panic set in as the trapped hiker felt the smoke from the wildfire start to smother him.
当被困的徒步旅行者感觉到野火的烟雾开始窒息他时，恐慌开始了。
03
抑制, 压制
to stop or prevent a feeling or action from being expressed or shown
Transitive: to smother a feeling or action
例子
He tried to smother his anger, but it kept bubbling up.
他试图压抑他的愤怒，但它不断冒出来。
She smothered her excitement to avoid drawing attention.
她抑制了自己的兴奋以避免引起注意。
04
闷熄, 扑灭
to extinguish a fire by suffocating it, typically by covering it to cut off its oxygen supply
Transitive: to smother a fire
例子
He used a blanket to smother the small fire in the kitchen.
他用毯子扑灭了厨房里的小火。
The firefighters worked quickly to smother the flames before they spread.
消防员迅速工作以扑灭火焰，防止其蔓延。
05
使窒息, 压制
to overwhelm or restrict someone so much that they feel suffocated or unable to act freely
Transitive: to smother sb
例子
Her overprotective parents smother her with constant check-ins and restrictions, making her feel trapped.
她过度保护的父母用不断的检查和限制窒息她，让她感到被困。
The intense workload at her job started to smother her, leaving her no time for herself.
她工作的繁重工作量开始压得她喘不过气来，没有时间留给自己。
词汇树
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