Definition of smother in English:

smother

verb ˈsmʌðəˈsməðər

[with object]

1Kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.
使窒息，把（某人）闷死
I dreamt a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow
Example sentencesExamples
- He told the trial at Reading Crown Court he could find ‘no clear evidence’ to suggest that any of Patel's three babies had been smothered or deliberately suffocated.
- It was claimed she had smothered baby Christopher at the family's home in Wilmslow, Cheshire, and either did the same to Harry or shook him to death.
- I put my hand over her mouth, not hard enough to smother her, but firmly enough to give her the message not to speak.
- Porter was asked if he wanted to comment on the pathologist's opinion that his daughter was probably killed by being smothered.
- Without even asking Desdemona if it is true or not, Othello kills her by smothering her.
Synonyms
suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke, throttle, strangle, strangulate
1. 1.1 Make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective manner towards them.
  （因过分呵护而使某人）感到压抑
  it's time for you to leave the house—she'll smother you if you remain
  Example sentencesExamples
  Still I was surrounded by women and smothered with affection.
  How I am supposed to suppress my overwhelming urge to smother every guy I become involved with?
  But regardless, now Olivia feels smothered by the overly protective nature of her father's attentions.
  Darnell's sultriness is smothering and disturbing, elemental in the manner of King Vidor heroines.
  She fell for me fairly quickly, and frankly, for the first two months of our relationship, she was the pursuer and I often complained that I felt smothered and overwhelmed by her.
  Synonyms
  overwhelm, inundate, envelop, trap, surround, cocoon
2Extinguish (a fire) by covering it.
把（火）闷熄
use a fire blanket to smother a chip-pan fire
Example sentencesExamples
- The pilots took it up to 1000-ft or so and released the fire retardant that smothered the fire and left only smoke trailing out.
- But once we got some foam to cover the bulk of the fire and smother the flames we were able to bring it under control much quicker.
- One way to smother a small fire is to cover it with a heavy blanket.
- Extinguish or smother the fire on the drapes with wet towels and water.
- There had been attempts to smother the fire, but it had caused it to only burn stronger than before.
Synonyms
extinguish, put out, snuff out, dampen, damp down, stamp out, douse, choke
1. 2.1 Suppress (a feeling or action)
  抑制（感情，行为）
  she smothered a sigh
  她强忍住不叹息。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I had realized he was special then, but I smothered the feeling.
  Tayrah took a deep breath and smothered the anger she felt approaching and then quickly changed the subject.
  Jolted out of my hard-earned sleep, I sat back on the bench and smothered a yawn, hoping that Madam wouldn't see.
  Maybe trying to smother your feelings right now is not the healthiest thing for you.
  ‘the state can sometimes become part of the problem, by smothering the enthusiasm of its citizens’.
  Synonyms
  stifle, muffle, strangle, gag, restrain, repress, suppress, hold back, keep back, fight back, choke back, bite back, swallow, contain, bottle up, conceal, hide
  bite one's lip
  informal button up, keep the lid on, cork up
2. 2.2 (in sport) stop the motion of (the ball or a shot)
  （运动中）拦截（球，射门，投篮）
  the goalkeeper was able to smother the ball
  守门员拦住了球。
  Example sentencesExamples
  He tries to walk the ball into the net in typical Portuguese fashion and Dudek gets down well to smother the ball at his feet.
  The house was quiet except for the sobs she smothered against his chest.
  O'Flynn was in again after 18 minutes, but this time Walshe was able to smother his shot at the edge of the penalty area, but it was so close that Bray manager Pat Devlin reacted immediately.
  Hanson won the ball in a tackle and fed Longley but again the keeper was able to smother his shot.
  The first half passed with few chances for either side, although Martin Taylor in the Wycombe goal distinguished himself by twice dashing out to smother the ball at Owen's feet.
3smother someone/something in/withCover someone or something entirely with.
用…完全覆盖（人，物）
rich orange sorbets smothered in fluffy whipped cream
包裹着厚厚一层松软掼奶油的口味浓郁的桔子冰糕。
Example sentencesExamples
- Rich city parents smother their children with cash and cars and innumerable liberties to take their lives ‘in their own hands'. These are the same parents who forget that their kid can't add 24 and 42 in his head.
- He didn't notice the ‘buffalo ‘flavor on the chicken because he smothered the sandwich in BBQ sauce.’
- This verse was particularly grim: ‘You are my true love, I want to smother your face with kisses.’
- David lowered his mouth onto Trixie's, then smothered her entire face with kisses.
- Sue is my Dad's girlfriend, Sharon is her daughter, and the girls are her 13 year old Grandchildren that smother my Dad with kisses.
- Stallman believed that when commercial companies smother their software with patents and copyrights, everybody loses.
- The most popular theory is that a cloud of dust smothered the earth in a thick haze that would have blocked out the sun.
- In July, crews fighting a blaze in a three-acre manure lagoon at a dairy farm in Washington smothered the flames with more of the same - a blanket of wet cow manure.
- When that wasn't enough, he then smothered the man in makeup, a cumbersome costume, and ludicrous prosthetics.
- When I was asked to cover a Territorial Army competition I jumped at the chance of donning Army fatigues and smothering my face in camouflage paint.
Synonyms
smear, daub, bedaub, spread, cover
literary besmear

noun ˈsmʌðəˈsməðər

A mass of something that stifles or obscures.
杂乱的一大堆东西，一片混乱
all this vanished in a smother of foam
所有这一切都消失在一堆泡沫中。
Example sentencesExamples
- Live not in continual smother, but take some friends with whom to communicate.
- The next morning the sun finally drilled a tunnel through the smother of clouds that squatted on the plain so low I stooped when I got into my Bronco.

Origin

Middle English (as a noun in the sense 'stifling smoke'): from the base of Old English smorian 'suffocate'.

Rhymes

another, brother, mother, other, t'other

Definition of smother in US English:

smother

verbˈsməT͟Hərˈsməðər

[with object]

1Kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate.
使窒息，把（某人）闷死
Example sentencesExamples
- Porter was asked if he wanted to comment on the pathologist's opinion that his daughter was probably killed by being smothered.
- It was claimed she had smothered baby Christopher at the family's home in Wilmslow, Cheshire, and either did the same to Harry or shook him to death.
- He told the trial at Reading Crown Court he could find ‘no clear evidence’ to suggest that any of Patel's three babies had been smothered or deliberately suffocated.
- I put my hand over her mouth, not hard enough to smother her, but firmly enough to give her the message not to speak.
- Without even asking Desdemona if it is true or not, Othello kills her by smothering her.
Synonyms
suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke, throttle, strangle, strangulate
1. 1.1 Extinguish (a fire) by covering it.
  把（火）闷熄
  Example sentencesExamples
  The pilots took it up to 1000-ft or so and released the fire retardant that smothered the fire and left only smoke trailing out.
  There had been attempts to smother the fire, but it had caused it to only burn stronger than before.
  One way to smother a small fire is to cover it with a heavy blanket.
  But once we got some foam to cover the bulk of the fire and smother the flames we were able to bring it under control much quicker.
  Extinguish or smother the fire on the drapes with wet towels and water.
  Synonyms
  extinguish, put out, snuff out, dampen, damp down, stamp out, douse, choke
2. 1.2smother someone/something in/with Cover someone or something entirely with.
  用…完全覆盖（人，物）
  rich orange sorbets smothered in fluffy whipped cream
  包裹着厚厚一层松软掼奶油的口味浓郁的桔子冰糕。
  figurative he smothered her with kisses
  Example sentencesExamples
  When I was asked to cover a Territorial Army competition I jumped at the chance of donning Army fatigues and smothering my face in camouflage paint.
  This verse was particularly grim: ‘You are my true love, I want to smother your face with kisses.’
  Rich city parents smother their children with cash and cars and innumerable liberties to take their lives ‘in their own hands'. These are the same parents who forget that their kid can't add 24 and 42 in his head.
  The most popular theory is that a cloud of dust smothered the earth in a thick haze that would have blocked out the sun.
  Stallman believed that when commercial companies smother their software with patents and copyrights, everybody loses.
  Sue is my Dad's girlfriend, Sharon is her daughter, and the girls are her 13 year old Grandchildren that smother my Dad with kisses.
  David lowered his mouth onto Trixie's, then smothered her entire face with kisses.
  When that wasn't enough, he then smothered the man in makeup, a cumbersome costume, and ludicrous prosthetics.
  In July, crews fighting a blaze in a three-acre manure lagoon at a dairy farm in Washington smothered the flames with more of the same - a blanket of wet cow manure.
  He didn't notice the ‘buffalo ‘flavor on the chicken because he smothered the sandwich in BBQ sauce.’
  Synonyms
  smear, daub, bedaub, spread, cover
3. 1.3 Make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective manner toward them.
  （因过分呵护而使某人）感到压抑
  it's time for you to leave the house—she'll smother you if you remain
  Example sentencesExamples
  Still I was surrounded by women and smothered with affection.
  But regardless, now Olivia feels smothered by the overly protective nature of her father's attentions.
  She fell for me fairly quickly, and frankly, for the first two months of our relationship, she was the pursuer and I often complained that I felt smothered and overwhelmed by her.
  Darnell's sultriness is smothering and disturbing, elemental in the manner of King Vidor heroines.
  How I am supposed to suppress my overwhelming urge to smother every guy I become involved with?
  Synonyms
  overwhelm, inundate, envelop, trap, surround, cocoon
4. 1.4 Suppress (a feeling or an action)
  抑制（感情，行为）
  she smothered a sigh
  她强忍住不叹息。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Tayrah took a deep breath and smothered the anger she felt approaching and then quickly changed the subject.
  I had realized he was special then, but I smothered the feeling.
  Maybe trying to smother your feelings right now is not the healthiest thing for you.
  ‘the state can sometimes become part of the problem, by smothering the enthusiasm of its citizens’.
  Jolted out of my hard-earned sleep, I sat back on the bench and smothered a yawn, hoping that Madam wouldn't see.
  Synonyms
  stifle, muffle, strangle, gag, restrain, repress, suppress, hold back, keep back, fight back, choke back, bite back, swallow, contain, bottle up, conceal, hide
5. 1.5 (in sports) stop the motion of (the ball or a shot) by falling on it and covering it.
  （运动中）拦截（球，射门，投篮）
  the goalkeeper was able to smother the ball
  守门员拦住了球。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Hanson won the ball in a tackle and fed Longley but again the keeper was able to smother his shot.
  O'Flynn was in again after 18 minutes, but this time Walshe was able to smother his shot at the edge of the penalty area, but it was so close that Bray manager Pat Devlin reacted immediately.
  The first half passed with few chances for either side, although Martin Taylor in the Wycombe goal distinguished himself by twice dashing out to smother the ball at Owen's feet.
  The house was quiet except for the sobs she smothered against his chest.
  He tries to walk the ball into the net in typical Portuguese fashion and Dudek gets down well to smother the ball at his feet.

nounˈsməT͟Hərˈsməðər

A mass of something that stifles or obscures.
杂乱的一大堆东西，一片混乱
all this vanished in a smother of foam
所有这一切都消失在一堆泡沫中。
Example sentencesExamples
- The next morning the sun finally drilled a tunnel through the smother of clouds that squatted on the plain so low I stooped when I got into my Bronco.
- Live not in continual smother, but take some friends with whom to communicate.

Origin

Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘stifling smoke’): from the base of Old English smorian ‘suffocate’.

词汇	smother
释义	Definition of smother in English: smother verb ˈsmʌðəˈsməðər [with object] 1Kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate. 使窒息，把（某人）闷死 I dreamt a stranger was trying to kill me by smothering me with a pillow Example sentencesExamples He told the trial at Reading Crown Court he could find ‘no clear evidence’ to suggest that any of Patel's three babies had been smothered or deliberately suffocated. It was claimed she had smothered baby Christopher at the family's home in Wilmslow, Cheshire, and either did the same to Harry or shook him to death. I put my hand over her mouth, not hard enough to smother her, but firmly enough to give her the message not to speak. Porter was asked if he wanted to comment on the pathologist's opinion that his daughter was probably killed by being smothered. Without even asking Desdemona if it is true or not, Othello kills her by smothering her. Synonyms suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke, throttle, strangle, strangulate 1.1 Make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective manner towards them. （因过分呵护而使某人）感到压抑 it's time for you to leave the house—she'll smother you if you remain Example sentencesExamples Still I was surrounded by women and smothered with affection. How I am supposed to suppress my overwhelming urge to smother every guy I become involved with? But regardless, now Olivia feels smothered by the overly protective nature of her father's attentions. Darnell's sultriness is smothering and disturbing, elemental in the manner of King Vidor heroines. She fell for me fairly quickly, and frankly, for the first two months of our relationship, she was the pursuer and I often complained that I felt smothered and overwhelmed by her. Synonyms overwhelm, inundate, envelop, trap, surround, cocoon 2Extinguish (a fire) by covering it. 把（火）闷熄 use a fire blanket to smother a chip-pan fire Example sentencesExamples The pilots took it up to 1000-ft or so and released the fire retardant that smothered the fire and left only smoke trailing out. But once we got some foam to cover the bulk of the fire and smother the flames we were able to bring it under control much quicker. One way to smother a small fire is to cover it with a heavy blanket. Extinguish or smother the fire on the drapes with wet towels and water. There had been attempts to smother the fire, but it had caused it to only burn stronger than before. Synonyms extinguish, put out, snuff out, dampen, damp down, stamp out, douse, choke 2.1 Suppress (a feeling or action) 抑制（感情，行为） she smothered a sigh 她强忍住不叹息。 Example sentencesExamples I had realized he was special then, but I smothered the feeling. Tayrah took a deep breath and smothered the anger she felt approaching and then quickly changed the subject. Jolted out of my hard-earned sleep, I sat back on the bench and smothered a yawn, hoping that Madam wouldn't see. Maybe trying to smother your feelings right now is not the healthiest thing for you. ‘the state can sometimes become part of the problem, by smothering the enthusiasm of its citizens’. Synonyms stifle, muffle, strangle, gag, restrain, repress, suppress, hold back, keep back, fight back, choke back, bite back, swallow, contain, bottle up, conceal, hide bite one's lip informal button up, keep the lid on, cork up 2.2 (in sport) stop the motion of (the ball or a shot) （运动中）拦截（球，射门，投篮） the goalkeeper was able to smother the ball 守门员拦住了球。 Example sentencesExamples He tries to walk the ball into the net in typical Portuguese fashion and Dudek gets down well to smother the ball at his feet. The house was quiet except for the sobs she smothered against his chest. O'Flynn was in again after 18 minutes, but this time Walshe was able to smother his shot at the edge of the penalty area, but it was so close that Bray manager Pat Devlin reacted immediately. Hanson won the ball in a tackle and fed Longley but again the keeper was able to smother his shot. The first half passed with few chances for either side, although Martin Taylor in the Wycombe goal distinguished himself by twice dashing out to smother the ball at Owen's feet. 3smother someone/something in/withCover someone or something entirely with. 用…完全覆盖（人，物） rich orange sorbets smothered in fluffy whipped cream 包裹着厚厚一层松软掼奶油的口味浓郁的桔子冰糕。 Example sentencesExamples Rich city parents smother their children with cash and cars and innumerable liberties to take their lives ‘in their own hands'. These are the same parents who forget that their kid can't add 24 and 42 in his head. He didn't notice the ‘buffalo ‘flavor on the chicken because he smothered the sandwich in BBQ sauce.’ This verse was particularly grim: ‘You are my true love, I want to smother your face with kisses.’ David lowered his mouth onto Trixie's, then smothered her entire face with kisses. Sue is my Dad's girlfriend, Sharon is her daughter, and the girls are her 13 year old Grandchildren that smother my Dad with kisses. Stallman believed that when commercial companies smother their software with patents and copyrights, everybody loses. The most popular theory is that a cloud of dust smothered the earth in a thick haze that would have blocked out the sun. In July, crews fighting a blaze in a three-acre manure lagoon at a dairy farm in Washington smothered the flames with more of the same - a blanket of wet cow manure. When that wasn't enough, he then smothered the man in makeup, a cumbersome costume, and ludicrous prosthetics. When I was asked to cover a Territorial Army competition I jumped at the chance of donning Army fatigues and smothering my face in camouflage paint. Synonyms smear, daub, bedaub, spread, cover literary besmear noun ˈsmʌðəˈsməðər A mass of something that stifles or obscures. 杂乱的一大堆东西，一片混乱 all this vanished in a smother of foam 所有这一切都消失在一堆泡沫中。 Example sentencesExamples Live not in continual smother, but take some friends with whom to communicate. The next morning the sun finally drilled a tunnel through the smother of clouds that squatted on the plain so low I stooped when I got into my Bronco. Origin Middle English (as a noun in the sense 'stifling smoke'): from the base of Old English smorian 'suffocate'. Rhymes another, brother, mother, other, t'other Definition of smother in US English: smother verbˈsməT͟Hərˈsməðər [with object] 1Kill (someone) by covering their nose and mouth so that they suffocate. 使窒息，把（某人）闷死 Example sentencesExamples Porter was asked if he wanted to comment on the pathologist's opinion that his daughter was probably killed by being smothered. It was claimed she had smothered baby Christopher at the family's home in Wilmslow, Cheshire, and either did the same to Harry or shook him to death. He told the trial at Reading Crown Court he could find ‘no clear evidence’ to suggest that any of Patel's three babies had been smothered or deliberately suffocated. I put my hand over her mouth, not hard enough to smother her, but firmly enough to give her the message not to speak. Without even asking Desdemona if it is true or not, Othello kills her by smothering her. Synonyms suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke, throttle, strangle, strangulate 1.1 Extinguish (a fire) by covering it. 把（火）闷熄 Example sentencesExamples The pilots took it up to 1000-ft or so and released the fire retardant that smothered the fire and left only smoke trailing out. There had been attempts to smother the fire, but it had caused it to only burn stronger than before. One way to smother a small fire is to cover it with a heavy blanket. But once we got some foam to cover the bulk of the fire and smother the flames we were able to bring it under control much quicker. Extinguish or smother the fire on the drapes with wet towels and water. Synonyms extinguish, put out, snuff out, dampen, damp down, stamp out, douse, choke 1.2smother someone/something in/with Cover someone or something entirely with. 用…完全覆盖（人，物） rich orange sorbets smothered in fluffy whipped cream 包裹着厚厚一层松软掼奶油的口味浓郁的桔子冰糕。 figurative he smothered her with kisses Example sentencesExamples When I was asked to cover a Territorial Army competition I jumped at the chance of donning Army fatigues and smothering my face in camouflage paint. This verse was particularly grim: ‘You are my true love, I want to smother your face with kisses.’ Rich city parents smother their children with cash and cars and innumerable liberties to take their lives ‘in their own hands'. These are the same parents who forget that their kid can't add 24 and 42 in his head. The most popular theory is that a cloud of dust smothered the earth in a thick haze that would have blocked out the sun. Stallman believed that when commercial companies smother their software with patents and copyrights, everybody loses. Sue is my Dad's girlfriend, Sharon is her daughter, and the girls are her 13 year old Grandchildren that smother my Dad with kisses. David lowered his mouth onto Trixie's, then smothered her entire face with kisses. When that wasn't enough, he then smothered the man in makeup, a cumbersome costume, and ludicrous prosthetics. In July, crews fighting a blaze in a three-acre manure lagoon at a dairy farm in Washington smothered the flames with more of the same - a blanket of wet cow manure. He didn't notice the ‘buffalo ‘flavor on the chicken because he smothered the sandwich in BBQ sauce.’ Synonyms smear, daub, bedaub, spread, cover 1.3 Make (someone) feel trapped and oppressed by acting in an overly protective manner toward them. （因过分呵护而使某人）感到压抑 it's time for you to leave the house—she'll smother you if you remain Example sentencesExamples Still I was surrounded by women and smothered with affection. But regardless, now Olivia feels smothered by the overly protective nature of her father's attentions. She fell for me fairly quickly, and frankly, for the first two months of our relationship, she was the pursuer and I often complained that I felt smothered and overwhelmed by her. Darnell's sultriness is smothering and disturbing, elemental in the manner of King Vidor heroines. How I am supposed to suppress my overwhelming urge to smother every guy I become involved with? Synonyms overwhelm, inundate, envelop, trap, surround, cocoon 1.4 Suppress (a feeling or an action) 抑制（感情，行为） she smothered a sigh 她强忍住不叹息。 Example sentencesExamples Tayrah took a deep breath and smothered the anger she felt approaching and then quickly changed the subject. I had realized he was special then, but I smothered the feeling. Maybe trying to smother your feelings right now is not the healthiest thing for you. ‘the state can sometimes become part of the problem, by smothering the enthusiasm of its citizens’. Jolted out of my hard-earned sleep, I sat back on the bench and smothered a yawn, hoping that Madam wouldn't see. Synonyms stifle, muffle, strangle, gag, restrain, repress, suppress, hold back, keep back, fight back, choke back, bite back, swallow, contain, bottle up, conceal, hide 1.5 (in sports) stop the motion of (the ball or a shot) by falling on it and covering it. （运动中）拦截（球，射门，投篮） the goalkeeper was able to smother the ball 守门员拦住了球。 Example sentencesExamples Hanson won the ball in a tackle and fed Longley but again the keeper was able to smother his shot. O'Flynn was in again after 18 minutes, but this time Walshe was able to smother his shot at the edge of the penalty area, but it was so close that Bray manager Pat Devlin reacted immediately. The first half passed with few chances for either side, although Martin Taylor in the Wycombe goal distinguished himself by twice dashing out to smother the ball at Owen's feet. The house was quiet except for the sobs she smothered against his chest. He tries to walk the ball into the net in typical Portuguese fashion and Dudek gets down well to smother the ball at his feet. nounˈsməT͟Hərˈsməðər A mass of something that stifles or obscures. 杂乱的一大堆东西，一片混乱 all this vanished in a smother of foam 所有这一切都消失在一堆泡沫中。 Example sentencesExamples The next morning the sun finally drilled a tunnel through the smother of clouds that squatted on the plain so low I stooped when I got into my Bronco. Live not in continual smother, but take some friends with whom to communicate. Origin Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘stifling smoke’): from the base of Old English smorian ‘suffocate’.
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