单词 | smother |
释义 | Word Frequency smother(ˈsmʌðə) verb 1. to suffocate or stifle by cutting off or being cut off from the air 2. (transitive) to surround (with) or envelop (in) he smothered her with love 3. (transitive) to extinguish (a fire) by covering so as to cut it off from the air 4. to be or cause to be suppressed or stifled smother a giggle 5. (transitive) to cook or serve (food) thickly covered with sauce, etc noun 6. anything, such as a cloud of smoke, that stifles 7. a profusion or turmoil 8. archaic a state of smouldering or a smouldering fire Derived forms smothery (ˈsmothery) adjective Word origin Old English smorian to suffocate; related to Middle Low German smōren |
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