抑制；窒息， 透不过气( smother的过去式和过去分词 )；覆盖；忍住；

1. held in check with difficulty

    e.g. a smothered cough
           a stifled yawn
           a strangled scream
           suppressed laughter

    Synonym: stifledstrangledsuppressed

2. completely covered

    e.g. bonnets smothered with flowers
           smothered chicken is chicken cooked in a seasoned gravy