smother
verb[T]
uk/ˈsmʌð.ər/us/ˈsmʌð.ɚ/smotherverb[T](COVER)
tokillsomeone bycoveringtheirfaceso that they cannotbreathe:
闷死，使窒息Theythreatenedto smother theanimalswithplasticbags.他们威胁要用塑料袋把这些动物闷死。
tokillsomething bycoveringit andpreventingit fromreceivingthesubstancesandconditionsitneedsforlife:
摧残，扼杀Snowsoonsmothered the last of theblooms.不久大雪便扼杀了最后的花朵。
figurativeItrieddesperatelyto smother asneeze(= Itriednot tosneeze)during hisspeech.他发言的时候，我竭力控制自己不打喷嚏。
tostopafirefromburningbycoveringit with something thatpreventsairfromreachingit:
把（火）闷熄Ithrewablanketover thestoveto smother theflames.我扔过一条毯子盖在灶上，把火闷熄。
Murder & attempted murder
- asphyxiation
- assassinate
- assassination
- attempt
- bloodstained
- butcher
- drive-by
- genocide
- gunsomeonedown
- holocaust
- homicide
- infanticide
- polish
- polishsomethingoff
- pop off
- putsomeoneto the swordidiom
- regicide
- slaughter
- snuff
- throttle
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Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
Killing
Stopping fires
smotherverb[T](NOT DEVELOP)
topreventsomething fromdevelopingorgrowingfreely:
抑制；扼杀Thelatestviolencehas smothered anyremaininghopesfor an earlypeaceagreement.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 muchloveandattentionso that they do notfeelindependentorfree:
过分关心爱护，溺爱Ithinkshebrokeofftheirengagementbecause shefeltsmothered 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-jamming
- avert
- avoid
- avoidable
- bar
- be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
- bottleneck
- derail
- fireproof
- hamper
- hang
- havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
- head off
- hinder
- prejudice
- prevent
- preventable
- prevention
- prevention is better than cureidiom
- scuttle
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Defending and protecting
Treating someone well
Phrasal verb
smothersomethingin/withsomething