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

smear v.

to spread (an oily, greasy, or wet substance) on something:[~ + object]to smear butter on bread.
to spread an oily, greasy, or wet substance on:[~ + object]to smear bread with butter.
to stain, spot, or make dirty with something oily, greasy, or wet:[~ + object]The paint smeared his clothes.
to (cause to) be smudged or blurred, as by rubbing: [~ + object]The signature was smeared.[no object]The ink will smear if it gets wet.
to ruin or try to ruin (a reputation, etc.), as by spreading lies about someone:[~ + object]He tried to smear his opponent during the campaign.
Slang Termsto defeat completely;
overwhelm:[~ + object]The team came in and smeared their opponents.

n. [countable]

an oily, greasy, or wet substance, esp. a dab of such a substance.
a stain, spot, or mark made by such a substance.
an attempt to ruin the good name of someone, as by spreading lies.
a small quantity of something spread thinly on a slide for microscopic examination:a cervical smear.

smear•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est.

smear v.t.

to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something:to smear butter on bread.
to spread or daub an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance on:to smear bread with butter.
to stain, spot, or make dirty with something oily, greasy, viscous, or wet.
to sully, vilify, or soil (a reputation, good name, etc.).
to smudge or blur, as by rubbing:The signature was smeared.
Slang Termsto defeat decisively;
overwhelm:They smeared the home team.

an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, esp. a dab of such a substance.
a stain, spot, or mark made by such a substance.
a smudge.
something smeared or to be smeared on a thing, as a glaze for pottery.
a small quantity of something spread thinly on a slide for microscopic examination.
vilification:a smear by a cheap gossip columnist.

bef. 900; (verb, verbal) Middle English smeren, smirien to rub with fat, anoint, Old English smirian, smerian, smerwan; cognate with Dutch smeren, German schmieren, Old Norse smyrja, smyrwa; (noun, nominal) in current senses derivative of the verb, verbal; compare obsolete smear fat, grease, ointment, Middle English smere, Old English smeoru, cognate with Dutch smear, German Schmer, Old Norse smjǫr grease, Greek smýris rubbing powder; see emery

smear′er, n.

smear /smɪə/ vb (mainly tr)

to bedaub or cover with oil, grease, etc
to rub over or apply thickly
to rub so as to produce a smudge
to slander
US slang to defeat completely
(intransitive) to be or become smeared or dirtied

a dirty mark or smudge
a slanderous attack
(as modifier): smear tactics
a preparation of blood, secretions, etc, smeared onto a glass slide for examination under a microscope

Etymology: Old English smeoru (n); related to Old Norse smjör fat, Old High German smero, Greek muron ointment

单词	smear
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 smear /smɪr/USA pronunciation v. to spread (an oily, greasy, or wet substance) on something:[~ + object]to smear butter on bread. to spread an oily, greasy, or wet substance on:[~ + object]to smear bread with butter. to stain, spot, or make dirty with something oily, greasy, or wet:[~ + object]The paint smeared his clothes. to (cause to) be smudged or blurred, as by rubbing: [~ + object]The signature was smeared.[no object]The ink will smear if it gets wet. to ruin or try to ruin (a reputation, etc.), as by spreading lies about someone:[~ + object]He tried to smear his opponent during the campaign. Slang Termsto defeat completely; overwhelm:[~ + object]The team came in and smeared their opponents. n. [countable] an oily, greasy, or wet substance, esp. a dab of such a substance. a stain, spot, or mark made by such a substance. an attempt to ruin the good name of someone, as by spreading lies. a small quantity of something spread thinly on a slide for microscopic examination:a cervical smear. smear•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 smear (smēr),USA pronunciation v.t. to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something:to smear butter on bread. to spread or daub an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance on:to smear bread with butter. to stain, spot, or make dirty with something oily, greasy, viscous, or wet. to sully, vilify, or soil (a reputation, good name, etc.). to smudge or blur, as by rubbing:The signature was smeared. Slang Termsto defeat decisively; overwhelm:They smeared the home team. n. an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, esp. a dab of such a substance. a stain, spot, or mark made by such a substance. a smudge. something smeared or to be smeared on a thing, as a glaze for pottery. a small quantity of something spread thinly on a slide for microscopic examination. vilification:a smear by a cheap gossip columnist. bef. 900; (verb, verbal) Middle English smeren, smirien to rub with fat, anoint, Old English smirian, smerian, smerwan; cognate with Dutch smeren, German schmieren, Old Norse smyrja, smyrwa; (noun, nominal) in current senses derivative of the verb, verbal; compare obsolete smear fat, grease, ointment, Middle English smere, Old English smeoru, cognate with Dutch smear, German Schmer, Old Norse smjǫr grease, Greek smýris rubbing powder; see emery smear′er, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: smear /smɪə/ vb (mainly tr) to bedaub or cover with oil, grease, etc to rub over or apply thickly to rub so as to produce a smudge to slander US slang to defeat completely (intransitive) to be or become smeared or dirtied n a dirty mark or smudge a slanderous attack (as modifier): smear tactics a preparation of blood, secretions, etc, smeared onto a glass slide for examination under a microscope Etymology: Old English smeoru (n); related to Old Norse smjör fat, Old High German smero, Greek muron ointment
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