| 正面 | smother |
|---|---|
| 背面 | 【考法 1 】vt.使窒息: to be or cause to be killed by lack of breathable air 【例】Children should never be leftin cars alone because they could become trapped and smothered.小孩子不应该被单独留在车中，因为他们很容易因而被困并且窒息死亡。 【近】asphyxiate, choke, smother, stifle, strangle, suffocate 【考法 2】vt.抑制(表达、说出)，压制: to refrain from openly showing or uttering 【例】He quickly smothered his inappropriate laughter at the funeral ceremony.他很快就控制住了自己在葬礼 上不适当的笑声。 Management smothered the true facts of the case.管理层隐瞒了案件的真相。 【近】bridle, check, choke, control, curb, muffle, quash, quell, repress, squelch, suppress 【反】unleash, vent (感情的)爆发，宣泄；express 表达 |
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