(把某物)涂抹开、抹得模糊不清的;(名誉等)被抹黑、被诋毁的。(“smear”的过去式/过去分词,也常作形容词使用;另有“涂片检查”等专业用法。)
/smɪrd/(美); /smɪəd/(英)
He wiped the table, but the ink was already smeared.
他擦了桌子,但墨水已经被抹得一片模糊。
By the time the police arrived, the footprints in the mud had been smeared by the rain and the crowd, making the evidence hard to trust.
警察赶到时,泥地里的脚印已被雨水和人群踩踏抹得不清楚,证据因此难以采信。
“Smear”源自古英语 smyrian/smerian(涂抹、抹油),与日耳曼语系中表示“抹、涂、弄脏”的词根相关;“smeared”是其过去式/过去分词形式,用来表示“已经被抹开/弄脏/抹黑”的状态。