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smother v.覆盖；(使)闷死 smother (v.) c.1200, "to suffocate with smoke," from smother (n.), earlier smorthre "dense, suffocating smoke" (late 12c.), from stem of Old English smorian "to suffocate, choke, strangle, stifle," cognate with Middle Dutch smoren, German schmoren; possibly connected to smolder. Meaning "to kill by suffocation in any manner" is from 1540s; sense of "to extinguish a fire" is from 1590s. Sense of "stifle, repress" is first recorded 1570s; meaning "to cover thickly (with some substance)" is from 1590s. Related: Smothered; smothering. 【记】死 + mother；(电影中罪犯)闷死了孩子的母亲

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['smʌ0ə] 【英】 v.覆盖 (to cover thickly)；(使)闷死(to kill through lack of air)【例】 They were smothered by the dust after explosion. (他们被爆炸后的尘土 憋得透不过气来) v. 使(人)窒息; 闷熄(火焰); 溺爱【记】读: s死, mother－使窒息【类】smother: choke = ? 使窒息: 窒息 = ?

单词	smother
音标	['smʌ0ə]
解释	v.覆盖；(使)闷死
红宝书	【英】 v.覆盖 (to cover thickly)；(使)闷死(to kill through lack of air) 【例】 They were smothered by the dust after explosion. (他们被爆炸后的尘土憋得透不过气来)
字源	smother (v.) c.1200, "to suffocate with smoke," from smother (n.), earlier smorthre "dense, suffocating smoke" (late 12c.), from stem of Old English smorian "to suffocate, choke, strangle, stifle," cognate with Middle Dutch smoren, German schmoren; possibly connected to smolder. Meaning "to kill by suffocation in any manner" is from 1540s; sense of "to extinguish a fire" is from 1590s. Sense of "stifle, repress" is first recorded 1570s; meaning "to cover thickly (with some substance)" is from 1590s. Related: Smothered; smothering.
不择手段背单词	v. 使(人)窒息; 闷熄(火焰); 溺爱【记】读: s死, mother－使窒息【类】smother: choke = ? 使窒息: 窒息 = ?
趣味全助记	【记】死 + mother；(电影中罪犯)闷死了孩子的母亲

Smother Cover Kill Meaning Sense 1590s Smʌ0ə V.覆盖；(使)闷死