smothered

smothered

['smʌðə]

[ smothered ]

v.窒息, 闷死, 用沙等闷住火, 忍住, 厚厚地或大面积地覆盖

例句与用法：

It's potential for good or evil, now and in the years of our lives, smothers exaltations and converts vanity to prayer.

在现在和我们过去的生活中，它都是一柄双刃剑，会使人越来越窒息、也会使人由空虚变得有信仰。

He smothered the baby with a pillow.

他用枕头把婴儿闷死了。

Smother the flames from the burning pan with a wet towel.

用湿毛巾把锅里的火扑灭。

If you put too much coal on the fire at once you'll smother it.

在火上一下子添上很多煤，反而能把火闷死。

词形变化：

动词过去式: smothered | 动词过去分词: smothered | 动词现在分词: smothering | 动词第三人称单数: smothers |