单词 | smear |
释义 | smear (smîr) v. smeared, smear·ing, smears v.tr. 1. a. To spread or daub (a surface, for example) with a sticky, greasy, or dirty substance. b. To apply by spreading or daubing: smeared suntan lotion on my face and arms. c. To cause to be blurry or spread in unwanted places: The ink on the poster was smeared. 2. To stain or attempt to destroy the reputation of; vilify: political enemies who smeared his name. 3. Slang To defeat utterly. v.intr. To spread easily in an undesired way: This mascara smears when it gets wet. n. 1. A mark made by smearing; a spot or blot. 2. A substance to be spread on a surface. 3. Biology A sample, as of blood or bacterial cells, spread on a slide for microscopic examination or on the surface of a culture medium. 4. a. Vilification or slander. b. A vilifying or slanderous remark. [Middle English smeren, to anoint, from Old English smerian.] |
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