verb🔗Share窒息させる, 息を詰まらせるTo suffocate; stifle; obstruct, more or less completely, the respiration of something or someone."The heavy blanket smothers me, making it hard to breathe. "重い毛布が私を窒息させ、呼吸を困難にしています。bodyphysiologyactionconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share消す, 窒息させるTo extinguish or deaden, as fire, by covering, overlaying, or otherwise excluding the air."to smother a fire with ashes"灰で火を消す。actionprocessnaturephysicsenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share抑える, 窒息させる, 消すTo reduce to a low degree of vigor or activity; suppress or do away with; extinguish"The heavy workload smothers her creativity. "重労働が彼女の創造性を抑圧する。actionconditionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弱火で煮込むIn cookery: to cook in a close dish."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foodutensilprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share塗る, 塗りたくるTo daub or smear."The artist smothers the canvas with paint, creating thick layers of color. "画家はキャンバスに絵の具を塗りたくって、厚い色の層を作り出します。appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share窒息させる, 息を詰まらせるTo be suffocated."The heavy blanket smothers me in my sleep, making it hard to breathe. "重い毛布が睡眠中に私を窒息させ、呼吸を困難にします。bodyphysiologyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share窒息する, むせるTo breathe with great difficulty by reason of smoke, dust, close covering or wrapping, or the like."The thick smoke from the burning building smothers anyone who tries to enter. "燃えている建物からの濃い煙は、入ろうとする者を窒息させる。physiologybodysensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareくすぶる(of a fire) to burn very slowly for want of air; smolder."The campfire smothers overnight, turning into a bed of warm, glowing embers. "キャンプファイヤーは一晩中くすぶり、暖かく燃える残り火のベッドに変わります。energyphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share窒息する, 抑圧するTo perish, grow feeble, or decline, by suppression or concealment; be stifled; be suppressed or concealed."The constant criticism from her boss smothers her creativity. "上司からの絶え間ない批判は彼女の創造性を抑圧する。conditionactionbiologyenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareシュートをブロックする, 妨害するTo get in the way of a kick of the ball."The defender smothered the player's attempted kick, preventing the goal. "ディフェンダーは選手のシュートをブロックし、ゴールを防いだ。sportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareシュートをブロックする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."The defender quickly smothers the forward's shot, preventing it from reaching the goal. "ディフェンダーはフォワードのシュートを素早くブロックし、ゴールへの到達を防いだ。sportactiongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share窒息させるものThat which smothers or appears to smother, particularly"The smothers of the fire alarm kept everyone awake all night. "火災報知機の窒息させるもののおかげで、誰もが夜通し起きていた。massappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
