英汉解释

vt. 使窒息；抑制；（用灰等）闷熄；忍住
vi. 窒息；被抑制；闷死
n. 窒息状态；令人窒息的浓烟

同义词

a. stifled，strangled，suppressed

参考例句

1. I went out of the meeting room; the atmosphere there smothered me.
我走出了会议室，那里的气氛令我透不过气来。
2. I smothered the retort that rose to my lips.
反驳他的话已到唇边，我又忍住未说。
3. The gas almost smothered the coal miners but they got out in time.
瓦斯几乎把煤矿工人们闷死，他们总算及时地离开了矿井。

英英解释

adj.
  1. held in check with difficulty
  2. completely covered

网络释义

smothered
被窒息的;
smothered watermark
云状水印;
smothered bottom
含化石面; 闭塞湖底;
Cannon smothered checkmate
炮闷宫;
Double Cannons smothered mate
双杯酒;