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smote

/sməʊt/ /smoʊt/

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verb

击打，打击。

To hit, to strike.

Examples :

"The angry student smote the desk with his fist. "

那个愤怒的学生用拳头狠狠地砸了一下桌子。

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verb

击杀，诛灭

To strike down or kill with godly force.

Examples :

"The angry storm smote the fragile tent, tearing it apart with a force that seemed supernatural. "

愤怒的暴风雨以一种仿佛神力般的力量击杀摧毁了脆弱的帐篷，将其撕成了碎片。

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verb

天谴，降罪。

To injure with divine power.

Examples :

"The arrogant king boasted of his power, and a sudden illness smote him, silencing his pride. "

那骄傲的国王夸耀自己的权力，突然一场疾病如天谴般降临在他身上，让他再也无法炫耀。

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verb

击溃，打败。

To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.

Examples :

"The opposing team smote our basketball team, defeating them decisively in the championship game. "

在冠军赛中，对方球队彻底击溃了我们的篮球队，赢得了决定性的胜利。

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verb

惩罚，打击，责罚

To afflict; to chasten; to punish.

Examples :

"The flu smote the office, leaving half the staff sick in bed. "

流感袭击了办公室，导致一半的员工卧病在床。

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verb

倾心，爱慕.

(now only in passive) To strike with love or infatuation.

Examples :

"Bob was smitten with Laura from the first time he saw her."

鲍勃第一次见到劳拉就对她一见倾心了。

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