资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Smother \Smoth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smothered}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Smothering}.] [OE. smotheren; akin to E. smoor. See
   {Smoor}.]
   1. To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the
      air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to
      prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to smother a child.

   2. To affect as by suffocation; to stife; to deprive of air
      by a thick covering, as of ashes, of smoke, or the like;
      as, to smother a fire.

   3. Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public
      view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's
      displeasure.

资料来源 : WordNet®

smothered
     adj 1: held in check with difficulty; "a smothered cough"; "a
            stifled yawn"; "a strangled scream"; "suppressed
            laughter" [syn: {stifled}, {strangled}, {suppressed}]
     2: completely covered; "bonnets smothered with flowers";
        "smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy"