smear
UK [smɪər] US [smɪr] verb
SPREAD 涂抹
transitive usually + adverb or preposition
■to spread a liquid or a thick substance over a surface 涂抹（黏腻的东西）•The children had smeared peanut butter all over the sofa.孩子们把花生酱抹得沙发上到处都是。 •Can you explain why the front of your car is smeared with blood?你能解释一下为甚么你的汽车前部沾有血迹吗？
UK [smɪər] US [smɪr] verb
ACCUSE 指控
transitive
■to publicly accuse someone of something unpleasant, unreasonable or unlikely to be true in order to harm their reputation 诽谤，污蔑•She decided to sue for libel after the newspaper smeared her private life.这家报纸对她的私生活造谣诬蔑，她决定告以诽谤罪。
UK [smɪər] US [smɪr] noun countable
SPREAD 涂抹
■a dirty mark made by spreading a liquid or a thick substance over a surface 污点（将某种液体或稠厚物质涂在表面上形成的污点）•You'd look very stylish if it wasn't for that smear of ketchup on your shirt.如果不是衬衫上那抹蕃茄酱的话，你看起来会很帅气。
UK [smɪər] US [smɪr] noun countable
ACCUSING 指控
■when someone is publicly accused of something unpleasant, unreasonable or unlikely to be true with the intention of harming their reputation 诽谤，污蔑•The prime minister has dismissed the allegations as smears and innuendo.首相把那些指控斥为肆意诽谤和影射。 •She claims she was the victim of a smear campaign (= repeated attempts to damage her reputation).她声称自己是一系列抹黑行动的受害者。
UK [smɪər] US [smɪr] noun countable
MEDICAL TEST 医学试验 UK (also smear test) (US pap smear)
■a medical test in which cells from a woman's cervix entrance to the womb are removed and examined to discover if there is any disease （子宫颈）抹片检查 |