smothered
past simple and past participle ofsmother
| 单词 | smothered |
| 释义 | smothered past simple and past participle ofsmother smother verb[T] uk/ˈsmʌð.ər/us/ˈsmʌð.ɚ/smotherverb[T](COVER)tokillsomeone bycoveringtheirfaceso that they cannotbreathe: Theythreatenedto smother theanimalswithplasticbags. tokillsomething bycoveringit andpreventingit fromreceivingthesubstancesandconditionsitneedsforlife: Snowsoonsmothered the last of theblooms. figurativeItrieddesperatelyto smother asneeze(= Itriednot tosneeze)during hisspeech. tostopafirefromburningbycoveringit with something thatpreventsairfromreachingit: Ithrewablanketover thestoveto smother theflames. Murder & attempted murder
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing Killing Stopping fires smotherverb[T](NOT DEVELOP)topreventsomething fromdevelopingorgrowingfreely: Thelatestviolencehas smothered anyremaininghopesfor an earlypeaceagreement. to give someone too muchloveandattentionso that they do notfeelindependentorfree: Ithinkshebrokeofftheirengagementbecause shefeltsmothered by him. Preventing and impeding
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Defending and protecting Treating someone well Phrasal verbsmothersomethingin/withsomething Examplesofsmotheredsmothered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Six of these are named in the analysis as acquisition prospects good companiessmotheredby debt. From theCambridge English Corpus Then her pitch dropped suddenly, as she repeated "nice teddy" in a deep baritone, and without warning,smotheredthe baby's face with the large bear. From theCambridge English Corpus Farmers reported that less weeding was required in the intercrop as the horsegramsmotheredweeds. From theCambridge English Corpus However, it is a pity that such an interesting debate as this should besmotheredunder a blanket of timorousness. From theCambridge English Corpus It is clear that sporocystssmotheredin haemocytes will survive well so long as the haemocytes come from susceptible snails. From theCambridge English Corpus It issmothereddeep in layers of salt and rust. From theCambridge English Corpus This helps avoid the senior clinicians' feelingsmotheredby the latest technological advances in basic sciences. From theCambridge English Corpus The large-seeded species also appeared to be favoured by increasing the depth of the leaf litter, while smaller seeds were inhibited orsmotheredby deeper litter. From theCambridge English Corpus This tined implement does not invert the soil so weeds are not buried in the inter-row nor are those in the crop rowsmotheredwith soil. From theCambridge English Corpus Theysmotheredit in its infancy and then threw it overboard. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 On the contrary, it has beensmotheredby bureaucracy and by a certain greed in the ruling classes of the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They let him build a few churches—and lovely churches they are—and the speculators and spivs moved in for the rest andsmotheredhis plans. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At the present moment, too many patents are bought out, not for utilisation but to besmotheredand that is sinning against the light. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The industry will now be protected against the danger that it might besmotheredby the nationalised railways, which at present enjoy a subsidy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Who undermined the national health service andsmotheredit with red tape? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen 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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