| 单词 | smother |
| 释义 | smother v. & n. --v 1. tr. suffocate; stifle; kill by stopping the breath of or excluding air from. 2. tr. (foll. by with) overwhelm with (kisses, gifts, kindness, etc.) (smothered with affection). 3. tr. (foll. by in, with) cover entirely in or with (chicken smothered in mayonnaise). 4. tr. extinguish or deaden (a fire or flame) by covering it or heaping it with ashes etc. 5. intr. a die of suffocation. b have difficulty breathing. 6. tr. (often foll. by up) suppress or conceal; keep from notice or publicity. 7. tr. US defeat rapidly or utterly. --n 1. a cloud of dust or smoke. 2. obscurity caused by this. Phrases and idioms smothered mate Chess checkmate in which the king, having no vacant square to move to, is checkmated by a knight. Etymology: ME smorther f. the stem of OE smorian suffocate |
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