smothering

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基本释义

She loved her own children, almost smothering them with love.

她十分疼爱自己的孩子，几乎到了溺爱的程度。

柯林斯例句

He laughed triumphantly, and silenced her by manly smothering.

他胜利地微笑着, 以男人咄咄逼人的气势使她哑口无言.

辞典例句

He wrapped the coat around her head, smothering the flames.

他用上衣包住她的头, 熄灭了火.

辞典例句

I'm smothering in this stuffy room.

在这个闷热的房间里我透不过气来.

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The storm never let up , continuing to swallow everything with smothering force.

而风势仍不减弱,以铺天盖地之势席卷、吞没着一切.

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At the current level, 10 - year yields aren't exactly smothering the economy.

在目前水平, 10年期收益率还不至于扼杀经济.

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Put out small fires out by smothering it with baking soda.

用小苏打窒息灭小规模的火灾.

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We are smothering in this stuffy room.

我们在这不通风的房间里正透不过气来.

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The old curmudgeon was talking about the smothering effects of parental duty on creative lives.

那些坏脾气的老人们喋喋不休于父母生儿育女之责任的妨碍性效应.

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Adjective

1. causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat;
"the choking June dust"
"the smothering soft voices"
"smothering heat"
"the room was suffocating--hot and airless"