英语词汇“smother”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

smothersmother /ˈsmʌðɚ/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYsmother

Origin: 1100-1200 smother thick smoke (12-19 centuries), from Old English smorian to suffocate

VERB TABLE

smother

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	smother
	he, she, it	smothers
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	smothered
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have smothered
	he, she, it	has smothered
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had smothered
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will smother
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have smothered

Continuous Form
Present	I	am smothering
	he, she, it	is smothering
	you, we, they	are smothering
Past	I, he, she, it	was smothering
	you, we, they	were smothering
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been smothering
	he, she, it	has been smothering
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been smothering
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be smothering
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been smothering

1to cover the whole surface of something with something else: smother something with/in something My steak was smothered in onions and gravy.2to kill someone by putting something over the nose and mouth to stop him or her from breathing: She smothered her baby with a pillow.3to express your like, love, or concern for someone too strongly so that your relationship with him or her cannot develop normally: I had to leave – I felt like I was being smothered.4smother somebody with kisses to kiss someone a lot5to stop yourself from showing a feeling SYN stifle: Nancy smothered a laugh.6to make a fire stop burning by preventing air from reaching it7to completely defeat someone who opposes you [Origin: 1100–1200 smother thick smoke (12–19 centuries), from Old English smorian to suffocate]