/ˈsmʌðə(r) ||; ˈsmʌðɚ/verb[T] 1 smother sb (with sth) to kill sb by covering his/her face so that he/she cannot breathe 使窒息而死: She was smothered with a pillow. 她被人用枕头闷死。
2 smother sth/sb in/with sth to cover sth/sb with too much of sth （过量地把某物）覆盖于…上；厚厚地覆盖
3 to stop a feeling, etc from being expressed 抑制感受等
4 to stop sth burning by covering it 闷熄: to smother the flames with a blanket 用毯子把火焰闷熄