smother

（常与in, with连用）覆盖；掩盖

使窒息，闷死

熄灭（火）

smother

窒息

smother

1. a confused multitude of things

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2. a stifling cloud of smoke

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1. envelop completely; "smother the meat in gravy"

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2. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

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3. conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"

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4. form an impenetrable cover over; "the butter cream smothered the cake"

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5. deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion; "smother fires"

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