v.窒息；闷死；用沙等闷住火；忍住；厚厚地或大面积地覆盖
They smother his better instinct. 这些声音窒息了他的良知。
He smothered the baby with a pillow. 他用枕头把婴儿闷死了。
It's better to smother the fire with the earth. 最好用土把火掩熄。
Smother the flames from the burning pan with a wet towel. 用湿毛巾把锅里的火扑灭。
If you put too much coal on the fire at once you'll smother it. 在火上一下子添上很多煤，反而能把火闷死。
We tried to smother our laughter. 我们强忍住笑。
I just managed to smother a yawn. 我刚设法忍住了一个呵欠。
He could hardly smother his anger. 他几乎抑制不住他的愤怒之情。
In some of Jame's fiction motive seems to smother event. 在詹姆斯的一些小说里动机似乎把情节掩盖住了。
