闷熄 meaning in English
smother
stifle
suffocate
Examples
- The instinct of self-preservation warned him to batten down his hatches, to smother the fire with want of air .
自卫的本能警告他用木条把仓门钉好，把火头闷熄，不要闯出大祸来。 - He smothered the flame with a wet blanket
他用一条湿毯将火焰闷熄。