smothering

• 形容使人感到压抑、窒息或透不过气的事物，常指过度的关爱、关注或闷热的环境。

Describes an action or feeling that involves overwhelming or suffocating someone or something, often with excessive care, attention, or heat.

1. Causing difficulty in breathingB2formal

   Describes an environment or situation that makes it hard to breathe, often due to lack of fresh air, excessive heat, or a heavy atmosphere.

   令人窒息的

   • The smothering heat of the desert made travel impossible.
   • The room had a smothering atmosphere, thick with smoke and humidity.
   • He felt a smothering sensation as the crowd pressed in around him.

   同义词airlesscloseheavyoppressivestiflingstuffysuffocating

   反义词airybreezyventilated

2. Overwhelming or oppressiveB2informal

   Describes something that feels restrictive, suffocating, or overly controlling, often in a metaphorical sense.

   令人窒息的

   • She found his constant attention smothering and needed space.
   • The smothering bureaucracy made it impossible to get anything done.
   • He escaped the smothering expectations of his family to travel the world.

   同义词chokingclaustrophobiccontrollingoppressiveoverwhelmingrestrictivestiflingsuffocating

   反义词airyfreeingrefreshing

• 动词，表示完全覆盖某物、压制或使窒息，以及使其无法呼吸。

A verb used to indicate the act of covering something completely, suppressing or stifling something, or depriving of air.

1. Envelop completelyB2formal

   To cover something entirely, often with a thick layer or substance.

   完全覆盖

   • She smothered the cake with a thick layer of chocolate frosting.
   • The valley was smothered in a dense fog.
   • He smothered his face in a soft pillow.

   同义词blanketcoatcoverengulfenvelopoverlayshroudwrap

   反义词exposerevealuncover

2. Deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathingB2formal

   To kill or cause unconsciousness by stopping someone from breathing, often by covering the mouth and nose.

   使窒息

   • The villain tried to smother the hero with a pillow.
   • The smoke was so thick it nearly smothered the trapped miners.
   • The mother smothered her baby accidentally while sleeping.

   同义词asphyxiatechokestiflesuffocate

3. Conceal or hideC1formal

   To suppress or keep something from being expressed or known.

   压制

   • He tried to smother his anger during the argument.
   • The government attempted to smother the scandal.
   • She smothered a laugh during the serious meeting.

   同义词concealcurbhidemufflerepressrestrainstiflesuppress

   反义词disclosedivulgeexposereveal

4. Form an impenetrable cover overC1formal

   To cover something so completely that nothing can get through.

   完全覆盖

   • The thick vines smothered the old stone wall.
   • The city was smothered by a blanket of smog.
   • The weeds smothered the flowers in the garden.

   同义词blanketcoverenvelopoverlayshroud

   反义词exposerevealuncover

5. Deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustionB2formal

   To extinguish a fire by cutting off its oxygen supply.

   隔绝空气灭火

   • Use a fire blanket to smother the flames.
   • The firefighters smothered the blaze with foam.
   • He smothered the campfire with sand before leaving.

   同义词chokedouseextinguishquenchsnuff outstiflesuffocate

   反义词fuelignitekindlelight