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smoth·er /`smʌðə; ˈsmʌðə/
v [T]
1 to kill someone by putting something over their face so that they cannot breathe 使窒息，把…闷死
2 to put a large amount of a substance onto something 厚厚地覆盖:
smother sth with/in sth a cake smothered with chocolate 厚厚地盖了一层巧克力的蛋糕
3 to express your feelings for someone so strongly that your relationship cannot develop normally〔爱得太强烈〕使受不了:
He's a nice guy, but he tries to completely smother me. 他是个好人，只是他爱得让我受不了。
4 to hide your feelings 压抑〔情感〕，抑制，忍住:
She tried hard to smother her anger. 她努力压住怒火。
5 to make a fire stop burning by preventing air from reaching it 把〔火〕闷熄，闷灭
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