smother

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If you smother a fire, you cover it with something in order to put it out. 把 (火) 悶熄
The girl's parents were also burned as they tried to smother the flames. 女孩的父母在試圖悶熄火苗時也被燒傷了。
2. V-T To smother someone means to kill them by covering their face with something so that they cannot breathe. 使窒息
He tried to smother me with a pillow. 他企圖用枕頭悶死我。
3. V-T Things that smother something cover it completely. 完全覆蓋
Once the shrubs begin to smother the little plants, we have to move them. 一旦灌木開始把小植物完全覆蓋，我們不得不將它們移走。
4. V-T If you smother someone, you show your love for them too much and protect them too much. 溺愛
She loved her own children, almost smothering them with love. 她愛自己的孩子，幾乎愛得讓他們透不過氣。
5. V-T If you smother an emotion or a reaction, you control it so that people do not notice it. 壓抑; 抑制
She tried to smother her anger and help them resolve their conflicts. 她試圖抑制住怒氣，幫助他們解決糾紛。