smear

verb

/smɪə(r)/

/smɪr/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they smear	/smɪə(r)/ /smɪr/
he / she / it smears	/smɪəz/ /smɪrz/
past simple smeared	/smɪəd/ /smɪrd/
past participle smeared	/smɪəd/ /smɪrd/
-ing form smearing	/ˈsmɪərɪŋ/ /ˈsmɪrɪŋ/

[transitive] to spread an oily or soft substance over a surface in a rough or careless way（用油性或稀软物质）胡乱涂抹 synonym daub
- smear something on/over something The children had smeared mud on the walls.那几个孩子往墙上抹了泥巴。
- smear something with something The children had smeared the walls with mud.那几个孩子往墙上抹了泥巴。
- His face was smeared with blood.他满脸血污。
- She smeared the cream liberally on her face.她随便在脸上抹了些护肤霜。
- The child had smeared jam all over her face.那孩子把果酱抹得满脸都是。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- liberally
preposition
- across
- on
- over
- …
[transitive, usually passive] to make something dirty or greasy弄脏；弄上油污
- (be) smeared His glasses were smeared.他的眼镜脏了。
- smeared windows脏了的窗户
[transitive] smear somebody/something to damage somebody’s reputation by saying unpleasant things about them that are not true诽谤；诋毁 synonym slander
- The story was an attempt to smear the party leader.这篇报道是企图玷污该党领袖的声誉。
Topics Politicsc2, Personal qualitiesc2
[transitive, usually passive, intransitive] to rub writing, a drawing, etc. so that it is no longer clear; to become not clear in this way把（字迹、图画等）蹭得模糊不清；变得模糊不清 synonym smudge
- be smeared The last few words of the letter were smeared.信的最后几个字蹭得看不清了。
- be smeared + adv./prep. Her make-up was smeared over her face and her hair was a mess.她的化妆品涂在脸上，头发乱糟糟的。

词源Old English smierwan (verb), smeoru ‘ointment, grease’, of Germanic origin; related to German schmieren (verb), Schmer (noun).

smear

noun

/smɪə(r)/

/smɪr/

an oily or dirty mark污迹；污渍；污点
- a smear of jam果酱渍
Synonyms mark
mark
- stain
- fingerprint
- streak
- speck
- blot
- smear
- spot
These are all words for a small area of dirt or another substance on a surface.
- mark a small area of dirt, a spot or a cut on a surface that makes it look less good:
  The kids left dirty marks all over the kitchen floor.孩子们把厨房的地板弄得污迹斑斑。
- stain a dirty mark on something that is difficult to remove, especially one made by a liquid:
  blood stains血迹
- fingerprint a mark on a surface made by the pattern of lines on the end of a person’s finger, often used by the police to identify criminals:
  Her fingerprints were all over the gun.那支枪上布满了她的指纹。
- streak a long, thin mark or line that is a different colour from the surface it is on:
  She had streaks of grey in her hair.她头上已是白发绺绺。
- speck a very small mark, spot or piece of a substance on something:
  There isn’t a speck of dust anywhere in the house.整间房子一尘不染。
- blot a spot or dirty mark left on something by a substance such as ink or paint being dropped on a surface指污点、墨渍
- smear a mark made by something such as oil or paint being spread or rubbed on a surface指污迹、油渍、污渍、污点
- spot a small dirty mark on something:
  There were grease spots all over the walls.墙上满是油渍。
Patterns
- a streak/speck/blot/smear/spot of something
- a greasy mark/stain/smear
- an ink mark/stain/blot/spot
- a grease mark/stain/spot
- to leave a mark/stain/fingerprint/streak/speck/blot/smear
- Here is a spray window cleaner that won't leave any smears.这是一种不会留下任何污迹的喷雾窗户清洁剂。
- There was a smear of paint on his cheek.他脸上有一块油漆渍。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- greasy
verb + smear
- leave
preposition
- smear of
a story that is not true about somebody that is intended to damage their reputation, especially in politics（尤指政治上的）抹黑，丑化
- He was the victim of a smear campaign.他是一场诽谤运动的受害者。
- The article cast a smear on the Minister for Health.这篇文章对卫生部长进行了诋毁。
- The prime minister has called for an end to smears and personal attacks in the run-up to the election.首相呼吁在选举前停止相互诋毁和人身攻击。
- a smear job on the president对总统的诽谤
- campaign smears against the socialist candidate对社会党候选人的造谣中伤
- the far-right smear machine极右翼诽谤团队
Topics Politicsc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- political
- Democratic
- Republican
- …
smear + noun
- campaign
- tactic
- job
- …
preposition
- smear against
- smear on
(also smear test, cervical smear)
(all British English)
(North American English Pap smear)
a medical test in which a very small amount of tissue from a woman’s cervix is removed and examined for cancer cells涂片试验（从妇女子宫颈取少许组织，以检查是否有癌细胞） see also cervical smear, Pap smear
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- cervical
- Pap
- negative
- …
verbs
- get
- have

词源Old English smierwan (verb), smeoru ‘ointment, grease’, of Germanic origin; related to German schmieren (verb), Schmer (noun).