Definition of smear in English:

smear

verb smɪəsmɪr

[with object]

1Coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance.
（用油或黏性物质随便胡乱）涂抹（某物）
his face was smeared with dirt
他的脸上满是污秽。
Example sentencesExamples
- Inside the restaurant the walls were smeared with grease and the floor covers were torn and hard to clean.
- Our foreheads are smeared with ashes in the shape of a cross, a dramatic contrast to the cross made on our foreheads at baptism.
- Her hand was smeared in blood, probably from tending wounds.
- Her closed eyes were smeared with a gold makeup across the lids, and a double loop of pink, possibly coral beads fell loosely around her neck.
- His hands are smeared with cement as he practices his bricklaying skills in preparation for constructing the homes that will bring families into the village.
- The tiles on the floor and the walls are smeared with blood.
- I notice with unease that the sleeves of the beige sweatshirt are smeared with blood.
- Her hair, arms, legs, even her face was smeared with the blue dye of some wild berry, giving her the appearance of having been painted a brilliant shade of blue.
- Her cheeks were smeared with tears and dirt from the ground.
- Her cap was smeared with flour, as well as her cheek.
- Her hair was in a mess and her arms were smeared with dirt.
- His face was smeared with black ashes and he had several cuts on his arms.
- Jack's and Trapper's muzzles and paws were smeared in red, and their normally brilliant white teeth were stained crimson.
- The soldier's front was entirely swathed in stark white bandages; his face, hands and coat were smeared with blood and charred dirt.
- His face was definitely smeared with oil and grease.
- I had my children and four others clinging to my leg, my hair was wildly askew and my clothes were smeared with jam: every inch the harassed earth mother.
- Her mascara was smeared with tears seeping through her eyes, her face was swollen with one or two bruised and a few cuts.
- Her face was smeared with bright, colorful make-up.
- His mouth was smeared with blood and his canine teeth were overlapping his lips.
- High humidity can cause an unabsorbed yolk sac, resulting in the chicks being smeared with yolk.
Synonyms
streak, smudge, stain, mark, soil, dirty
blur
informal splotch, splodge
literary besmirch
1. 1.1with object and adverbial Spread (a greasy or sticky substance) over something.
  （在某物上）涂（油脂或黏性物质）
  she smeared sunblock on her skin
  她往皮肤上涂防晒霜。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Then, when the cake is done, just smear this over the top, and bake for another 10 minutes.
  A greenish paste had been smeared over their faces and all visible skin.
  They smeared chocolate and vanilla ice cream all over each other's faces.
  All one has to do, they think, is to wear ratty clothes, smear one's face with dirt to look darker, wrap one's arms in red stained gauze, then go begging on the streets, and the money rolls in.
  Saionji smeared peanut butter on the other slice of bread, put the two pieces together and took a bite.
  The man noticed, sneered, and then smeared some of the blood on his own face and arm.
  On its distant, furthest peak, ascetics are said to enact their own funerals and smear themselves with funeral-pyre ash.
  ‘Honey,’ the therapist says as he smears a new substance onto my back.
  As he neared the end of his shots he took both hands and began to smear anything liquid over his face, hair, and chest.
  A layer of clay can be smeared around the inside as a mortar/lining/gap-filler.
  Amy set the soon-to-be pizza crust in front of her children, who smeared the pasta sauce from a jar across it.
  That done, she smeared the thick, rough honey on the fresh bread, grimacing as the tastes conflicted.
  Synonyms
  cover, coat, grease, lard
  anoint
  literary bedaub
  spread, rub, daub, slap, slather, smother, plaster, cream, slick
  apply, put on, dab
  literary besmear
2. 1.2 Messily blur the outline of (something such as writing or paint); smudge.
  弄污，弄脏（字画等）
  her lipstick was smeared
  她的口红被弄模糊了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The place of meeting was written in her red lipstick and was slightly smeared, but Delilah could manage to decipher its message.
  Her tears were flowing without any signs of an end and tiny droplets of them smeared a little of the ink on the letters.
  Overweight local opera would-be stars were splattered in mid-aria, and in wiping away the blue paint, it smeared and didn't come off.
  She didn't completely understand why the sepia still photos looked like they'd been smudged, smeared or painted.
  Then he turned the paraglider tightly, circling until the rapidly nearing roofs of Mayrhofen began to smear like wet paint across my sight.
  Riona had taken her tiara off, but her lipstick looked a bit smeared.
2Damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander.
〈喻〉诽谤，诋毁
someone was trying to smear her by faking letters
有人通过伪造信件试图诋毁她的名誉。
Example sentencesExamples
- At the press conference, Tsai signed a statement promising not to abuse any person's character, smear anyone's reputation or engage in personal attacks.
- There's almost nothing you can do when people are determined to smear you like this to completely contain the damage.
- We naturally assumed that ‘Bring it on’ meant Boyd had the guts to meet us face to face in a fair debate, rather than smearing us in a hit-and-run attack on the pages of his own newspaper.
- Although now Nils is profuse in his apologies, Sylvia believes that he was a willing participant, trying to smear Sylvia so that he could take her job.
- They're smearing Richard Clarke because they're afraid of the truth.
Synonyms
sully, tarnish, besmirch, blacken, drag through the mud/mire, stain, taint, damage, defame, discredit, defile, vilify, malign, slander, libel, stigmatize, calumniate
North American slur
informal do a hatchet job on
literary smirch
rare asperse, vilipend

noun smɪəsmɪr

1A mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance.
（用油或黏性物质随便胡乱）涂抹（某物）
there was an oil smear on his jacket
他夹克上有块油渍。
Example sentencesExamples
- He slid down the wall, leaving a smear of blood to mark his trail, he struggled to keep his eyes open as he saw a figure move towards him.
- This is because the tubular orange or yellow flowers end with the petals opening wide to look like a mouth which has a large glossy black splodge on it that looks like a smear of sticky jam.
- On the roof were thick smears of blood from the dead and the wounded.
- Sure enough, there on his pinkish finger was a smear of crimson blood.
- Across one cheek was a scrape; tiny smears of dried blood speckled her mottled skin below her eye.
Synonyms
streak, smudge, daub, dab, spot, patch, blotch, blob
stain, mark
informal splotch, splodge
2A sample of tissue or other material taken from part of the body, spread thinly on a microscope slide for examination, typically for medical diagnosis.
（显微镜）涂片
the smears were stained for cryptosporidium
显微镜的涂片为观察隐孢子虫已经着色了。
Example sentencesExamples
- At external examination, blood smears on the body surface resulting from hematemesis or melena were present in 40 cases.
- Immunophenotyping is beneficial clinically because in many situations variant types of benign and malignant lymphoid cells resemble one another in routinely stained tissue sections and smears.
- Diagnosis in leishmaniasis depends on microscopic detection of amastigotes in smears of tissue aspirates or biopsy samples.
- We certainly have the modern technology, and it is very simple these days - through buccal smears, tissue samples, and, of course, blood - to be extremely certain of parentage.
- We observed ALs in peripheral blood smears during routine examination of smears selected for review by a pathologist.
1. 2.1British
  short for smear test
  Example sentencesExamples
  In addition, sputum smears and cultures, immunologic assessments, and chest X-ray interpretations were performed without knowledge of treatment assignment.
  Editor Cuzick et al have reported that testing for human papilloma virus might be used for triage of women with low grade abnormal smears in the NHS cervical screening programmes.
  Minerva was recently embroiled in a heated discussion about the merits of cervical screening using smears.
  What advice should be offered to a woman who has a normal colposcopy result after a smear shows low grade cervical abnormalities?
  A skin test and sputum smears for tuberculosis were negative.
3A false accusation intended to damage someone's reputation.
〈喻〉诽谤
the popular press were indulging in unwarranted smears
通俗报刊充斥着毫无根据的诽谤。
Example sentencesExamples
- YOu have to counter their smears, distractions with truth and relevance.
- This week, Cllr White reacted angrily to what she calls ‘the smears and untruths,’ levelled at her by Senator Nolan in last week's Nationalist.
- She was forced out of the Calder Valley race earlier this month after three selection battles in which she was subjected to what she called ‘a campaign of smears and vilification’.
- Prime Minister Tony Blair and his colleagues took Gilligan's report as a serious smear on their reputations.
- John O'Neill enlisted to counter the smears of American servicemen in Vietnam.
- Secondly, many if not most false negative smears can be detected on re-examination, but what does this mean from the legal point of view?
- Yesterday The Guardian printed a report by John Sutherland branding bloggers of unfairly smearing Rachel Corries' good name - the article then proceeded to indulge in some choice smears of its own.
Synonyms
false accusation, false report, false imputation, slander, libel, lie, untruth, slur, defamation, calumny, vilification
stain, taint
4Climbing
An insecure foothold.
〔登山〕不稳立足处
soon you're eyeballing the top, just one smear away

Derivatives

smearer

noun

Lawyers for smearers have argued that it should be necessary for the criticised companies to prove damage before identities are revealed, but courts usually do not like defendants to be unidentified.
Example sentencesExamples
- Generally those individuals involved in Cybersmear have either worked for the targeted company or targeted person. We have found the smearers' motivations are either payment of money from someone who will benefit by the victim's demise, or the feeling of revenge against some perceived wrong.
- I'm not sure whether Ali is annoyed more at the American anti-war mud-slingers and smearers who began the attacks on his blog or on those on the other side in Washington who took his brothers to see President Bush.
- How do you track and identify these cyber smearers? When do you respond to attacks and when do you leave them alone?

smeary

adjectivesmearier, smeariest ˈsmɪəriˈsmɪri

Although the picture is sharper and shows less speckling than the VHS release, throughout its running time it is plagued with smeary streaks; it actually looks as if it's being run through a projector.
Example sentencesExamples
- The colours of the hills are sensational, the skies glint in a shifting palette of smeary lights; the seas are boisterous and thrilling, the pubs cosy and firelit.
- And of course, a smeary, grotty sound that sounds like half of the dials are in the red with all the instruments merging at the edges has its own charms.
- Nothing spoils the savour of a good wine or takes the zing out of a gin and tonic like having it served in a smeary, bleary glass.
- Like a toaster that spread the butter on before the toast popped up, or an iron that made the clothes smell nice. Miram wasn't very happy about the iron, it left smeary marks all over her favourite blouse.

Origin

Old English smierwan (verb), smeoru 'ointment, grease', of Germanic origin; related to German schmieren (verb), Schmer (noun).

Old English smeoru meant ‘ointment, grease’. Figurative use meaning ‘to attempting to discredit’ dates from the mid 16th century.

Rhymes

adhere, Agadir, Anglosphere, appear, arrear, auctioneer, austere, balladeer, bandolier, Bashkir, beer, besmear, bier, blear, bombardier, brigadier, buccaneer, cameleer, career, cashier, cavalier, chandelier, charioteer, cheer, chevalier, chiffonier, clavier, clear, Coetzee, cohere, commandeer, conventioneer, Cordelier, corsetière, Crimea, dear, deer, diarrhoea (US diarrhea), domineer, Dorothea, drear, ear, electioneer, emir, endear, engineer, fear, fleer, Freer, fusilier, gadgeteer, Galatea, gazetteer, gear, gondolier, gonorrhoea (US gonorrhea), Greer, grenadier, hand-rear, hear, here, Hosea, idea, interfere, Izmir, jeer, Judaea, Kashmir, Keir, kir, Korea, Lear, leer, Maria, marketeer, Medea, Meir, Melilla, mere, Mia, Mir, mishear, mountaineer, muleteer, musketeer, mutineer, near, orienteer, pamphleteer, panacea, paneer, peer, persevere, pier, Pierre, pioneer, pistoleer, privateer, profiteer, puppeteer, racketeer, ratafia, rear, revere, rhea, rocketeer, Sapir, scrutineer, sear, seer, sere, severe, Shamir, shear, sheer, sincere, sneer, sonneteer, souvenir, spear, sphere, steer, stere, summiteer, Tangier, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, veneer, Vere, Vermeer, vizier, volunteer, Wear, weir, we're, year, Zaïre

Definition of smear in US English:

smear

verbsmirsmɪr

[with object]

1Coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance.
（用油或黏性物质随便胡乱）涂抹（某物）
his face was smeared with dirt
他的脸上满是污秽。
Example sentencesExamples
- I notice with unease that the sleeves of the beige sweatshirt are smeared with blood.
- High humidity can cause an unabsorbed yolk sac, resulting in the chicks being smeared with yolk.
- Her cheeks were smeared with tears and dirt from the ground.
- Her cap was smeared with flour, as well as her cheek.
- Our foreheads are smeared with ashes in the shape of a cross, a dramatic contrast to the cross made on our foreheads at baptism.
- Jack's and Trapper's muzzles and paws were smeared in red, and their normally brilliant white teeth were stained crimson.
- The soldier's front was entirely swathed in stark white bandages; his face, hands and coat were smeared with blood and charred dirt.
- Her face was smeared with bright, colorful make-up.
- His face was definitely smeared with oil and grease.
- Her hand was smeared in blood, probably from tending wounds.
- His face was smeared with black ashes and he had several cuts on his arms.
- His hands are smeared with cement as he practices his bricklaying skills in preparation for constructing the homes that will bring families into the village.
- His mouth was smeared with blood and his canine teeth were overlapping his lips.
- Her closed eyes were smeared with a gold makeup across the lids, and a double loop of pink, possibly coral beads fell loosely around her neck.
- Her hair was in a mess and her arms were smeared with dirt.
- Her hair, arms, legs, even her face was smeared with the blue dye of some wild berry, giving her the appearance of having been painted a brilliant shade of blue.
- I had my children and four others clinging to my leg, my hair was wildly askew and my clothes were smeared with jam: every inch the harassed earth mother.
- Her mascara was smeared with tears seeping through her eyes, her face was swollen with one or two bruised and a few cuts.
- The tiles on the floor and the walls are smeared with blood.
- Inside the restaurant the walls were smeared with grease and the floor covers were torn and hard to clean.
Synonyms
streak, smudge, stain, mark, soil, dirty
cover, coat, grease, lard
1. 1.1 Spread (a greasy, oily, or sticky substance) over something.
  （在某物上）涂（油脂或黏性物质）
  Barbara smeared peanut butter on a slice of bread
  Example sentencesExamples
  On its distant, furthest peak, ascetics are said to enact their own funerals and smear themselves with funeral-pyre ash.
  Amy set the soon-to-be pizza crust in front of her children, who smeared the pasta sauce from a jar across it.
  All one has to do, they think, is to wear ratty clothes, smear one's face with dirt to look darker, wrap one's arms in red stained gauze, then go begging on the streets, and the money rolls in.
  As he neared the end of his shots he took both hands and began to smear anything liquid over his face, hair, and chest.
  A layer of clay can be smeared around the inside as a mortar/lining/gap-filler.
  The man noticed, sneered, and then smeared some of the blood on his own face and arm.
  ‘Honey,’ the therapist says as he smears a new substance onto my back.
  That done, she smeared the thick, rough honey on the fresh bread, grimacing as the tastes conflicted.
  Saionji smeared peanut butter on the other slice of bread, put the two pieces together and took a bite.
  They smeared chocolate and vanilla ice cream all over each other's faces.
  Then, when the cake is done, just smear this over the top, and bake for another 10 minutes.
  A greenish paste had been smeared over their faces and all visible skin.
  Synonyms
  cover, coat, grease, lard
  spread, rub, daub, slap, slather, smother, plaster, cream, slick
2. 1.2 Messily blur the outline of (something such as writing or paint); smudge.
  弄污，弄脏（字画等）
  her lipstick was smeared
  她的口红被弄模糊了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The place of meeting was written in her red lipstick and was slightly smeared, but Delilah could manage to decipher its message.
  She didn't completely understand why the sepia still photos looked like they'd been smudged, smeared or painted.
  Overweight local opera would-be stars were splattered in mid-aria, and in wiping away the blue paint, it smeared and didn't come off.
  Riona had taken her tiara off, but her lipstick looked a bit smeared.
  Then he turned the paraglider tightly, circling until the rapidly nearing roofs of Mayrhofen began to smear like wet paint across my sight.
  Her tears were flowing without any signs of an end and tiny droplets of them smeared a little of the ink on the letters.
2Damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander.
〈喻〉诽谤，诋毁
someone was trying to smear her by faking letters
有人通过伪造信件试图诋毁她的名誉。
Example sentencesExamples
- At the press conference, Tsai signed a statement promising not to abuse any person's character, smear anyone's reputation or engage in personal attacks.
- They're smearing Richard Clarke because they're afraid of the truth.
- There's almost nothing you can do when people are determined to smear you like this to completely contain the damage.
- We naturally assumed that ‘Bring it on’ meant Boyd had the guts to meet us face to face in a fair debate, rather than smearing us in a hit-and-run attack on the pages of his own newspaper.
- Although now Nils is profuse in his apologies, Sylvia believes that he was a willing participant, trying to smear Sylvia so that he could take her job.
Synonyms
sully, tarnish, besmirch, blacken, drag through the mire, drag through the mud, stain, taint, damage, defame, discredit, defile, vilify, malign, slander, libel, stigmatize, calumniate

nounsmirsmɪr

1A mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance.
（用油或黏性物质随便胡乱）涂抹（某物）
there was an oil smear on his jacket
他夹克上有块油渍。
Example sentencesExamples
- This is because the tubular orange or yellow flowers end with the petals opening wide to look like a mouth which has a large glossy black splodge on it that looks like a smear of sticky jam.
- He slid down the wall, leaving a smear of blood to mark his trail, he struggled to keep his eyes open as he saw a figure move towards him.
- On the roof were thick smears of blood from the dead and the wounded.
- Across one cheek was a scrape; tiny smears of dried blood speckled her mottled skin below her eye.
- Sure enough, there on his pinkish finger was a smear of crimson blood.
Synonyms
streak, smudge, daub, dab, spot, patch, blotch, blob
2A sample of material spread thinly on a microscope slide for examination, typically for medical diagnosis.
（显微镜）涂片
the smears were stained for cryptosporidium
显微镜的涂片为观察隐孢子虫已经着色了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Diagnosis in leishmaniasis depends on microscopic detection of amastigotes in smears of tissue aspirates or biopsy samples.
- We certainly have the modern technology, and it is very simple these days - through buccal smears, tissue samples, and, of course, blood - to be extremely certain of parentage.
- At external examination, blood smears on the body surface resulting from hematemesis or melena were present in 40 cases.
- Immunophenotyping is beneficial clinically because in many situations variant types of benign and malignant lymphoid cells resemble one another in routinely stained tissue sections and smears.
- We observed ALs in peripheral blood smears during routine examination of smears selected for review by a pathologist.
3A false accusation intended to damage someone's reputation.
〈喻〉诽谤
the media were indulging in unwarranted smears
通俗报刊充斥着毫无根据的诽谤。
Example sentencesExamples
- This week, Cllr White reacted angrily to what she calls ‘the smears and untruths,’ levelled at her by Senator Nolan in last week's Nationalist.
- Yesterday The Guardian printed a report by John Sutherland branding bloggers of unfairly smearing Rachel Corries' good name - the article then proceeded to indulge in some choice smears of its own.
- Secondly, many if not most false negative smears can be detected on re-examination, but what does this mean from the legal point of view?
- Prime Minister Tony Blair and his colleagues took Gilligan's report as a serious smear on their reputations.
- YOu have to counter their smears, distractions with truth and relevance.
- She was forced out of the Calder Valley race earlier this month after three selection battles in which she was subjected to what she called ‘a campaign of smears and vilification’.
- John O'Neill enlisted to counter the smears of American servicemen in Vietnam.
Synonyms
false accusation, false report, false imputation, slander, libel, lie, untruth, slur, defamation, calumny, vilification
4Climbing
An insecure foothold.
〔登山〕不稳立足处

Origin

Old English smierwan (verb), smeoru ‘ointment, grease’, of Germanic origin; related to German schmieren (verb), Schmer (noun).

词汇	smear
释义	Definition of smear in English: smear verb smɪəsmɪr [with object] 1Coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance. （用油或黏性物质随便胡乱）涂抹（某物） his face was smeared with dirt 他的脸上满是污秽。 Example sentencesExamples Inside the restaurant the walls were smeared with grease and the floor covers were torn and hard to clean. Our foreheads are smeared with ashes in the shape of a cross, a dramatic contrast to the cross made on our foreheads at baptism. Her hand was smeared in blood, probably from tending wounds. Her closed eyes were smeared with a gold makeup across the lids, and a double loop of pink, possibly coral beads fell loosely around her neck. His hands are smeared with cement as he practices his bricklaying skills in preparation for constructing the homes that will bring families into the village. The tiles on the floor and the walls are smeared with blood. I notice with unease that the sleeves of the beige sweatshirt are smeared with blood. Her hair, arms, legs, even her face was smeared with the blue dye of some wild berry, giving her the appearance of having been painted a brilliant shade of blue. Her cheeks were smeared with tears and dirt from the ground. Her cap was smeared with flour, as well as her cheek. Her hair was in a mess and her arms were smeared with dirt. His face was smeared with black ashes and he had several cuts on his arms. Jack's and Trapper's muzzles and paws were smeared in red, and their normally brilliant white teeth were stained crimson. The soldier's front was entirely swathed in stark white bandages; his face, hands and coat were smeared with blood and charred dirt. His face was definitely smeared with oil and grease. I had my children and four others clinging to my leg, my hair was wildly askew and my clothes were smeared with jam: every inch the harassed earth mother. Her mascara was smeared with tears seeping through her eyes, her face was swollen with one or two bruised and a few cuts. Her face was smeared with bright, colorful make-up. His mouth was smeared with blood and his canine teeth were overlapping his lips. High humidity can cause an unabsorbed yolk sac, resulting in the chicks being smeared with yolk. Synonyms streak, smudge, stain, mark, soil, dirty blur informal splotch, splodge literary besmirch 1.1with object and adverbial Spread (a greasy or sticky substance) over something. （在某物上）涂（油脂或黏性物质） she smeared sunblock on her skin 她往皮肤上涂防晒霜。 Example sentencesExamples Then, when the cake is done, just smear this over the top, and bake for another 10 minutes. A greenish paste had been smeared over their faces and all visible skin. They smeared chocolate and vanilla ice cream all over each other's faces. All one has to do, they think, is to wear ratty clothes, smear one's face with dirt to look darker, wrap one's arms in red stained gauze, then go begging on the streets, and the money rolls in. Saionji smeared peanut butter on the other slice of bread, put the two pieces together and took a bite. The man noticed, sneered, and then smeared some of the blood on his own face and arm. On its distant, furthest peak, ascetics are said to enact their own funerals and smear themselves with funeral-pyre ash. ‘Honey,’ the therapist says as he smears a new substance onto my back. As he neared the end of his shots he took both hands and began to smear anything liquid over his face, hair, and chest. A layer of clay can be smeared around the inside as a mortar/lining/gap-filler. Amy set the soon-to-be pizza crust in front of her children, who smeared the pasta sauce from a jar across it. That done, she smeared the thick, rough honey on the fresh bread, grimacing as the tastes conflicted. Synonyms cover, coat, grease, lard anoint literary bedaub spread, rub, daub, slap, slather, smother, plaster, cream, slick apply, put on, dab literary besmear 1.2 Messily blur the outline of (something such as writing or paint); smudge. 弄污，弄脏（字画等） her lipstick was smeared 她的口红被弄模糊了。 Example sentencesExamples The place of meeting was written in her red lipstick and was slightly smeared, but Delilah could manage to decipher its message. Her tears were flowing without any signs of an end and tiny droplets of them smeared a little of the ink on the letters. Overweight local opera would-be stars were splattered in mid-aria, and in wiping away the blue paint, it smeared and didn't come off. She didn't completely understand why the sepia still photos looked like they'd been smudged, smeared or painted. Then he turned the paraglider tightly, circling until the rapidly nearing roofs of Mayrhofen began to smear like wet paint across my sight. Riona had taken her tiara off, but her lipstick looked a bit smeared. 2Damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander. 〈喻〉诽谤，诋毁 someone was trying to smear her by faking letters 有人通过伪造信件试图诋毁她的名誉。 Example sentencesExamples At the press conference, Tsai signed a statement promising not to abuse any person's character, smear anyone's reputation or engage in personal attacks. There's almost nothing you can do when people are determined to smear you like this to completely contain the damage. We naturally assumed that ‘Bring it on’ meant Boyd had the guts to meet us face to face in a fair debate, rather than smearing us in a hit-and-run attack on the pages of his own newspaper. Although now Nils is profuse in his apologies, Sylvia believes that he was a willing participant, trying to smear Sylvia so that he could take her job. They're smearing Richard Clarke because they're afraid of the truth. Synonyms sully, tarnish, besmirch, blacken, drag through the mud/mire, stain, taint, damage, defame, discredit, defile, vilify, malign, slander, libel, stigmatize, calumniate North American slur informal do a hatchet job on literary smirch rare asperse, vilipend noun smɪəsmɪr 1A mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance. （用油或黏性物质随便胡乱）涂抹（某物） there was an oil smear on his jacket 他夹克上有块油渍。 Example sentencesExamples He slid down the wall, leaving a smear of blood to mark his trail, he struggled to keep his eyes open as he saw a figure move towards him. This is because the tubular orange or yellow flowers end with the petals opening wide to look like a mouth which has a large glossy black splodge on it that looks like a smear of sticky jam. On the roof were thick smears of blood from the dead and the wounded. Sure enough, there on his pinkish finger was a smear of crimson blood. Across one cheek was a scrape; tiny smears of dried blood speckled her mottled skin below her eye. Synonyms streak, smudge, daub, dab, spot, patch, blotch, blob stain, mark informal splotch, splodge 2A sample of tissue or other material taken from part of the body, spread thinly on a microscope slide for examination, typically for medical diagnosis. （显微镜）涂片 the smears were stained for cryptosporidium 显微镜的涂片为观察隐孢子虫已经着色了。 Example sentencesExamples At external examination, blood smears on the body surface resulting from hematemesis or melena were present in 40 cases. Immunophenotyping is beneficial clinically because in many situations variant types of benign and malignant lymphoid cells resemble one another in routinely stained tissue sections and smears. Diagnosis in leishmaniasis depends on microscopic detection of amastigotes in smears of tissue aspirates or biopsy samples. We certainly have the modern technology, and it is very simple these days - through buccal smears, tissue samples, and, of course, blood - to be extremely certain of parentage. We observed ALs in peripheral blood smears during routine examination of smears selected for review by a pathologist. 2.1British short for smear test Example sentencesExamples In addition, sputum smears and cultures, immunologic assessments, and chest X-ray interpretations were performed without knowledge of treatment assignment. Editor Cuzick et al have reported that testing for human papilloma virus might be used for triage of women with low grade abnormal smears in the NHS cervical screening programmes. Minerva was recently embroiled in a heated discussion about the merits of cervical screening using smears. What advice should be offered to a woman who has a normal colposcopy result after a smear shows low grade cervical abnormalities? A skin test and sputum smears for tuberculosis were negative. 3A false accusation intended to damage someone's reputation. 〈喻〉诽谤 the popular press were indulging in unwarranted smears 通俗报刊充斥着毫无根据的诽谤。 Example sentencesExamples YOu have to counter their smears, distractions with truth and relevance. This week, Cllr White reacted angrily to what she calls ‘the smears and untruths,’ levelled at her by Senator Nolan in last week's Nationalist. She was forced out of the Calder Valley race earlier this month after three selection battles in which she was subjected to what she called ‘a campaign of smears and vilification’. Prime Minister Tony Blair and his colleagues took Gilligan's report as a serious smear on their reputations. John O'Neill enlisted to counter the smears of American servicemen in Vietnam. Secondly, many if not most false negative smears can be detected on re-examination, but what does this mean from the legal point of view? Yesterday The Guardian printed a report by John Sutherland branding bloggers of unfairly smearing Rachel Corries' good name - the article then proceeded to indulge in some choice smears of its own. Synonyms false accusation, false report, false imputation, slander, libel, lie, untruth, slur, defamation, calumny, vilification stain, taint 4Climbing An insecure foothold. 〔登山〕不稳立足处 soon you're eyeballing the top, just one smear away Derivatives smearer noun Lawyers for smearers have argued that it should be necessary for the criticised companies to prove damage before identities are revealed, but courts usually do not like defendants to be unidentified. Example sentencesExamples Generally those individuals involved in Cybersmear have either worked for the targeted company or targeted person. We have found the smearers' motivations are either payment of money from someone who will benefit by the victim's demise, or the feeling of revenge against some perceived wrong. I'm not sure whether Ali is annoyed more at the American anti-war mud-slingers and smearers who began the attacks on his blog or on those on the other side in Washington who took his brothers to see President Bush. How do you track and identify these cyber smearers? When do you respond to attacks and when do you leave them alone? smeary adjectivesmearier, smeariest ˈsmɪəriˈsmɪri Although the picture is sharper and shows less speckling than the VHS release, throughout its running time it is plagued with smeary streaks; it actually looks as if it's being run through a projector. Example sentencesExamples The colours of the hills are sensational, the skies glint in a shifting palette of smeary lights; the seas are boisterous and thrilling, the pubs cosy and firelit. And of course, a smeary, grotty sound that sounds like half of the dials are in the red with all the instruments merging at the edges has its own charms. Nothing spoils the savour of a good wine or takes the zing out of a gin and tonic like having it served in a smeary, bleary glass. Like a toaster that spread the butter on before the toast popped up, or an iron that made the clothes smell nice. Miram wasn't very happy about the iron, it left smeary marks all over her favourite blouse. Origin Old English smierwan (verb), smeoru 'ointment, grease', of Germanic origin; related to German schmieren (verb), Schmer (noun). Old English smeoru meant ‘ointment, grease’. Figurative use meaning ‘to attempting to discredit’ dates from the mid 16th century. Rhymes adhere, Agadir, Anglosphere, appear, arrear, auctioneer, austere, balladeer, bandolier, Bashkir, beer, besmear, bier, blear, bombardier, brigadier, buccaneer, cameleer, career, cashier, cavalier, chandelier, charioteer, cheer, chevalier, chiffonier, clavier, clear, Coetzee, cohere, commandeer, conventioneer, Cordelier, corsetière, Crimea, dear, deer, diarrhoea (US diarrhea), domineer, Dorothea, drear, ear, electioneer, emir, endear, engineer, fear, fleer, Freer, fusilier, gadgeteer, Galatea, gazetteer, gear, gondolier, gonorrhoea (US gonorrhea), Greer, grenadier, hand-rear, hear, here, Hosea, idea, interfere, Izmir, jeer, Judaea, Kashmir, Keir, kir, Korea, Lear, leer, Maria, marketeer, Medea, Meir, Melilla, mere, Mia, Mir, mishear, mountaineer, muleteer, musketeer, mutineer, near, orienteer, pamphleteer, panacea, paneer, peer, persevere, pier, Pierre, pioneer, pistoleer, privateer, profiteer, puppeteer, racketeer, ratafia, rear, revere, rhea, rocketeer, Sapir, scrutineer, sear, seer, sere, severe, Shamir, shear, sheer, sincere, sneer, sonneteer, souvenir, spear, sphere, steer, stere, summiteer, Tangier, tear, tier, Trier, Tyr, veer, veneer, Vere, Vermeer, vizier, volunteer, Wear, weir, we're, year, Zaïre Definition of smear in US English: smear verbsmirsmɪr [with object] 1Coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance. （用油或黏性物质随便胡乱）涂抹（某物） his face was smeared with dirt 他的脸上满是污秽。 Example sentencesExamples I notice with unease that the sleeves of the beige sweatshirt are smeared with blood. High humidity can cause an unabsorbed yolk sac, resulting in the chicks being smeared with yolk. Her cheeks were smeared with tears and dirt from the ground. Her cap was smeared with flour, as well as her cheek. Our foreheads are smeared with ashes in the shape of a cross, a dramatic contrast to the cross made on our foreheads at baptism. Jack's and Trapper's muzzles and paws were smeared in red, and their normally brilliant white teeth were stained crimson. The soldier's front was entirely swathed in stark white bandages; his face, hands and coat were smeared with blood and charred dirt. Her face was smeared with bright, colorful make-up. His face was definitely smeared with oil and grease. Her hand was smeared in blood, probably from tending wounds. His face was smeared with black ashes and he had several cuts on his arms. His hands are smeared with cement as he practices his bricklaying skills in preparation for constructing the homes that will bring families into the village. His mouth was smeared with blood and his canine teeth were overlapping his lips. Her closed eyes were smeared with a gold makeup across the lids, and a double loop of pink, possibly coral beads fell loosely around her neck. Her hair was in a mess and her arms were smeared with dirt. Her hair, arms, legs, even her face was smeared with the blue dye of some wild berry, giving her the appearance of having been painted a brilliant shade of blue. I had my children and four others clinging to my leg, my hair was wildly askew and my clothes were smeared with jam: every inch the harassed earth mother. Her mascara was smeared with tears seeping through her eyes, her face was swollen with one or two bruised and a few cuts. The tiles on the floor and the walls are smeared with blood. Inside the restaurant the walls were smeared with grease and the floor covers were torn and hard to clean. Synonyms streak, smudge, stain, mark, soil, dirty cover, coat, grease, lard 1.1 Spread (a greasy, oily, or sticky substance) over something. （在某物上）涂（油脂或黏性物质） Barbara smeared peanut butter on a slice of bread Example sentencesExamples On its distant, furthest peak, ascetics are said to enact their own funerals and smear themselves with funeral-pyre ash. Amy set the soon-to-be pizza crust in front of her children, who smeared the pasta sauce from a jar across it. All one has to do, they think, is to wear ratty clothes, smear one's face with dirt to look darker, wrap one's arms in red stained gauze, then go begging on the streets, and the money rolls in. As he neared the end of his shots he took both hands and began to smear anything liquid over his face, hair, and chest. A layer of clay can be smeared around the inside as a mortar/lining/gap-filler. The man noticed, sneered, and then smeared some of the blood on his own face and arm. ‘Honey,’ the therapist says as he smears a new substance onto my back. That done, she smeared the thick, rough honey on the fresh bread, grimacing as the tastes conflicted. Saionji smeared peanut butter on the other slice of bread, put the two pieces together and took a bite. They smeared chocolate and vanilla ice cream all over each other's faces. Then, when the cake is done, just smear this over the top, and bake for another 10 minutes. A greenish paste had been smeared over their faces and all visible skin. Synonyms cover, coat, grease, lard spread, rub, daub, slap, slather, smother, plaster, cream, slick 1.2 Messily blur the outline of (something such as writing or paint); smudge. 弄污，弄脏（字画等） her lipstick was smeared 她的口红被弄模糊了。 Example sentencesExamples The place of meeting was written in her red lipstick and was slightly smeared, but Delilah could manage to decipher its message. She didn't completely understand why the sepia still photos looked like they'd been smudged, smeared or painted. Overweight local opera would-be stars were splattered in mid-aria, and in wiping away the blue paint, it smeared and didn't come off. Riona had taken her tiara off, but her lipstick looked a bit smeared. Then he turned the paraglider tightly, circling until the rapidly nearing roofs of Mayrhofen began to smear like wet paint across my sight. Her tears were flowing without any signs of an end and tiny droplets of them smeared a little of the ink on the letters. 2Damage the reputation of (someone) by false accusations; slander. 〈喻〉诽谤，诋毁 someone was trying to smear her by faking letters 有人通过伪造信件试图诋毁她的名誉。 Example sentencesExamples At the press conference, Tsai signed a statement promising not to abuse any person's character, smear anyone's reputation or engage in personal attacks. They're smearing Richard Clarke because they're afraid of the truth. There's almost nothing you can do when people are determined to smear you like this to completely contain the damage. We naturally assumed that ‘Bring it on’ meant Boyd had the guts to meet us face to face in a fair debate, rather than smearing us in a hit-and-run attack on the pages of his own newspaper. Although now Nils is profuse in his apologies, Sylvia believes that he was a willing participant, trying to smear Sylvia so that he could take her job. Synonyms sully, tarnish, besmirch, blacken, drag through the mire, drag through the mud, stain, taint, damage, defame, discredit, defile, vilify, malign, slander, libel, stigmatize, calumniate nounsmirsmɪr 1A mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance. （用油或黏性物质随便胡乱）涂抹（某物） there was an oil smear on his jacket 他夹克上有块油渍。 Example sentencesExamples This is because the tubular orange or yellow flowers end with the petals opening wide to look like a mouth which has a large glossy black splodge on it that looks like a smear of sticky jam. He slid down the wall, leaving a smear of blood to mark his trail, he struggled to keep his eyes open as he saw a figure move towards him. On the roof were thick smears of blood from the dead and the wounded. Across one cheek was a scrape; tiny smears of dried blood speckled her mottled skin below her eye. Sure enough, there on his pinkish finger was a smear of crimson blood. Synonyms streak, smudge, daub, dab, spot, patch, blotch, blob 2A sample of material spread thinly on a microscope slide for examination, typically for medical diagnosis. （显微镜）涂片 the smears were stained for cryptosporidium 显微镜的涂片为观察隐孢子虫已经着色了。 Example sentencesExamples Diagnosis in leishmaniasis depends on microscopic detection of amastigotes in smears of tissue aspirates or biopsy samples. We certainly have the modern technology, and it is very simple these days - through buccal smears, tissue samples, and, of course, blood - to be extremely certain of parentage. At external examination, blood smears on the body surface resulting from hematemesis or melena were present in 40 cases. Immunophenotyping is beneficial clinically because in many situations variant types of benign and malignant lymphoid cells resemble one another in routinely stained tissue sections and smears. We observed ALs in peripheral blood smears during routine examination of smears selected for review by a pathologist. 3A false accusation intended to damage someone's reputation. 〈喻〉诽谤 the media were indulging in unwarranted smears 通俗报刊充斥着毫无根据的诽谤。 Example sentencesExamples This week, Cllr White reacted angrily to what she calls ‘the smears and untruths,’ levelled at her by Senator Nolan in last week's Nationalist. Yesterday The Guardian printed a report by John Sutherland branding bloggers of unfairly smearing Rachel Corries' good name - the article then proceeded to indulge in some choice smears of its own. Secondly, many if not most false negative smears can be detected on re-examination, but what does this mean from the legal point of view? Prime Minister Tony Blair and his colleagues took Gilligan's report as a serious smear on their reputations. YOu have to counter their smears, distractions with truth and relevance. She was forced out of the Calder Valley race earlier this month after three selection battles in which she was subjected to what she called ‘a campaign of smears and vilification’. John O'Neill enlisted to counter the smears of American servicemen in Vietnam. Synonyms false accusation, false report, false imputation, slander, libel, lie, untruth, slur, defamation, calumny, vilification 4Climbing An insecure foothold. 〔登山〕不稳立足处 Origin Old English smierwan (verb), smeoru ‘ointment, grease’, of Germanic origin; related to German schmieren (verb), Schmer (noun).
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