| 单词 | smear |
| 释义 | Related topics: Hospitalsmear1 /smɪə $ smɪr/ noun [countable] 1 MARKa dirty mark made by a small amount of something spread across a surface 污点，污迹smear of a smear of paint 一块油漆污迹 It left a black smear on his arm. 这在他的左臂上留下了一点黑色的污迹。► see thesaurus at mark2. MH British English a smear test 子宫颈涂片检查，涂片试验3. BLAMEan untrue story about a politician or other important person that is told in order to make people lose respect for them – used especially in newspapers 污蔑，诽谤〔尤用于报纸上〕 —smeary adjective a smeary glass 一只污迹斑斑的玻璃杯Examples from the Corpussmear• Just a smear of protoplasm, another speck on the biological scrap heap.• I slid off the seat, keeping my eyes down, expecting to see a smear of red blood on the chair.• The hideous blood smear on the window was a running crimson blur in the rain.• There was a bright moon and on looking closer I saw a dark smear coming from his mouth.• Wasn't there a dark smear on the doorknob of the long room?• A slightly sinister element is that neither side is producing its smears.• There were paint smears visible on the doorknob.• At what age should a woman begin having an annual Pap smear?• He looked at the thin smear of my blood on his palm, and wrapped a small black towel around my hand.smear2 verb 1 spread 涂抹 [transitive always + adverb/preposition]SPREAD to spread a liquid or soft substance over a surface, especially in a careless or untidy way 〔尤指粗心或胡乱地〕涂，抹〔液体或酱状物〕smear something with something His face was smeared with mud. 他满脸泥污。smear something on/over etc something Elaine smeared suntan lotion on her shoulders. 伊莱恩把防晒霜胡乱抹在 肩上。2 tell lies 说谎 [transitive]LIE/TELL A LIE to tell an untrue story about someone important in order to make people lose respect for them – used especially in newspapers 污蔑，诽谤〔尤用于报纸上〕 an attempt to smear the party leadership 污蔑党领导的 企图3 dirty 脏的 [transitive]DIRTY to put dirty or oily marks on something 弄脏 smeared windows 脏了的窗户4 ink/paint 墨水/油漆 [intransitive, transitive] if writing, a picture, or paint smears or is smeared, the ink or paint is accidentally touched and spread across the surface 变得一团模糊；涂污 SYN smudge Several words were smeared. 好几个单词被涂污了。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpussmear• I knew Deanna had been crying because her makeup had smeared.• The printing wasn't dark enough, and many letters were smeared around the edges.• People from the neighborhood rushed in and threw the place up for grabs, smearing excrement on the walls.• However, Dimitrov claimed that Asparukhov's allegations were part of a Zhelev-inspired effort to smear him and his government.• Carter refused to take part in an attempt to smear his campaign opponent.• I looked down the street and I saw an entirely naked man walking along, smeared in ash.• Young researchers take a drop of blood, smear it on a slide, stain it and check it under the microscope.• Detective Jake Gittes, tricked by Cross into smearing Mulwray, does not escape the compulsion to repeat.• "What time did we say we'd meet them?" she asked, smearing on a bright red lipstick.• It smeared the faces of the men in the room, fighting a losing, fitful battle with the shadows.• The rain had dribbled on his glasses and smeared them.• Before setting out on their walk, they smeared themselves with sunblock.smear something with something• Halle's face was smeared with butter.From Longman Business Dictionarysmearsmear /smɪəsmɪr/ noun [countable] an attempt to harm someone by spreading untrue stories about themWas this just another political smear?The media had launched a smear campaign against him. —smear verb [transitive]Republicans were trying to smear the President.Origin smear1 Old English smeoru “fatty material”smear1 nounsmear2 verbChinese dirty made spread mark a amount Business by small something Corpus a of |
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