| 词汇 | smothering |
| 释义 | smothering present participle ofsmother smother verb[ T ] uk /ˈsmʌð.ər/ us /ˈsmʌð.ɚ/ smotherverb[T] (COVER)to kill someone by covering their face so that they cannot breathe: 闷死，使窒息 They threatened to smother the animals with plastic bags.他们威胁要用塑料袋把这些动物闷死。 to kill something by covering it and preventing it from receiving the substances and conditions it needs for life: 摧残，扼杀 Snow soon smothered the last of the blooms.不久大雪便扼杀了最后的花朵。 figurativeI tried desperately to smother a sneeze (= I tried not to sneeze) during his speech.他发言的时候，我竭力控制自己不打喷嚏。 to stop a fire from burning by covering it with something that prevents air from reaching it: 把（火）闷熄 I threw a blanket over the stove to smother the flames.我扔过一条毯子盖在灶上，把火闷熄。 Murder & attempted murder asphyxiation assassinate assassination assassination attempt attempt butcher drive-by genocidal genocide gun someone down homicide infanticide polish something off pop off put someone to the swordidiom regicide rub slaughter snuff throttle You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing Stopping fires smotherverb[T] (NOT DEVELOP)to prevent something from developing or growing freely: 抑制；扼杀 The latest violence has smothered any remaining hopes for an early peace agreement.最新的暴力事件扼杀了及早缔结和平协定的仅存希望。 to give someone too much love and attention so that they do not feel independent or free: 过分关心爱护，溺爱 I think she broke off their engagement because she felt smothered by him.我想她解除婚约是因为她感觉他的爱快要让她窒息了。 Preventing and impeding anti-drug anti-jamming avoid avoidable avoidably bottleneck derail fireproof guard against something hamper hang have someone/something hanging round your neckidiom head off preclusive prejudice prevent preventable preventative scuttle smother You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Defending and protecting Treating someone well Phrasal verbsmother something in/with something Examples of smotheringsmothering In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Its near-monopoly of both generation and distribution must be broken, as it is keeping others out of the market and smothering competition. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The recession is smothering businesses and climate change grows ever more stark. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English One of the reasons for the holding back of our 1940s-style public services was their smothering by bureaucracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no evidence to support the view that smothering is the cause of the majority of cot deaths. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This found siltation of the river gravels and a corresponding smothering of fish spawning reeds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were smothering it so badly that she kicked them out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The concordat should not become an excuse for smothering initiative in national and regional agencies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has become a great big smothering blanket. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This provision requires carbon-dioxide appliances to be built into vessels for fire smothering purposes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the nationalisation of shipbuilding and aircraft, thereby smothering two more industries under the blanket of nationalisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All experience clearly indicates that that expenditure is smothering the nation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Refuse dumped at sea leads to plastic film damaging aquatic life, smothering fish and plant life and wrapping round the propellors of ships. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are trying to find ways of pooling our efforts and our energies without smothering that diversity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That leads one to ask why this smothering blanket of secrecy that so many have argued against is not swept away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is one of only three remaining broads not to have its water quality impaired by a smothering of its aquatic flora by iron ochre and silt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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