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smother

/ˈsmʌðɚ/

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verb

窒息させる, 抑える

To suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone.

Examples :

"The thick blanket smothered the baby, preventing it from breathing easily. "

分厚い毛布が赤ちゃんを窒息させ、呼吸を楽にすることを妨げました。

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verb

消す, 鎮火させる

To extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air.

Examples :

"to smother a fire with ashes"

灰で火を消す。

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verb

鎮圧する, 抑える

To reduce to a low degree of vigor or activity; suppress or do away with; extinguish

Examples :

"The teacher's strict rules smothered the students' creativity in class. "

教師の厳しい規則は、授業での生徒たちの創造性を抑圧した。

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verb

弱火で煮込む

In cookery: to cook in a close dish.

Examples :

"beefsteak smothered with onions"

玉ねぎを添えたビーフステーキを弱火で煮込む

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verb

塗る, 塗布する

To daub or smear.

Examples :

"The artist smothered the canvas with thick layers of paint. "

画家はキャンバスに厚い塗料の層を塗布した。

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verb

窒息させる, 息を詰まらせる

To be suffocated.

Examples :

"The thick smoke from the fire smothered the firefighters, making it hard to breathe. "

火災からの濃い煙が消防士を窒息させ、呼吸を困難にしました。

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verb

窒息する, 息苦しくなる

To breathe with great difficulty by reason of smoke, dust, close covering or wrapping, or the like.

Examples :

"The thick smoke from the barbecue smothered the campers, making it hard to breathe. "

バーベキューからの濃い煙がキャンパーを窒息させ、呼吸を困難にしました。

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verb

くすぶる, いぶる

(of a fire) to burn very slowly for want of air; smolder.

Examples :

"The campfire slowly smothered, giving off only small, flickering flames. "

キャンプファイヤーはゆっくりとくすぶり、小さなちらつきの炎だけを放っていた。

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verb

窒息させる, 抑圧する

To perish, grow feeble, or decline, by suppression or concealment; be stifled; be suppressed or concealed.

Examples :

"The failing economy smothered small businesses, causing many to close. "

不振の経済は中小企業を窒息させ、多くの企業を閉店に追い込んだ。

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verb

ボールをブロックする

To get in the way of a kick of the ball.

Examples :

"The opposing team's player smothered the kick, preventing the ball from reaching the goal. "

相手チームの選手がキックをブロックし、ボールがゴールに届くのを阻止した。

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verb

ボールをブロックする, シュートを阻止する

To get in the way of a kick of the ball, preventing it going very far. When a player is kicking the ball, an opponent who is close enough will reach out with his hands and arms to get over the top of it, so the ball hits his hands after leaving the kicker's boot, dribbling away.

Examples :

"The defender smothered the soccer ball, preventing it from reaching the goal. "

ディフェンダーはサッカーボールをブロックし、ゴールに到達するのを阻止した。

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noun

窒息

That which smothers or appears to smother, particularly

Examples :

"The heavy blanket was a smother on the warm summer night, making it hard to breathe comfortably. "

分厚い毛布は、暖かい夏の夜には窒息状態となり、快適に呼吸するのが困難になりました。