Word · Frequency #11794
smear
污迹；污点
A mark made by smearing something.
- 1.
A mark made by smearing.
污迹；涂抹痕迹
- 2.
A false or unsupported, malicious statement intended to injure a person's reputation.
诽谤；污蔑
- 3.
A preparation to be examined under a microscope, made by spreading a thin layer of a substance (such as blood, bacterial culture) on a slide.
涂片(显微镜用)
- 4.
A Pap smear (screening test for cervical cancer).
巴氏涂片(宫颈癌筛查)
- 5.
Any of various forms of distortion that make a signal harder to see or hear.
信号模糊化；拖尾
- 6.
A maneuver in which a shoe is placed onto a holdless rock, and the friction from the shoe keeps it in contact with the rock.
摩擦踩点法(攀岩)
- 7.
A rough glissando in jazz music.
滑音(爵士乐)
诽谤；中伤；污蔑；巴氏涂片；宫颈抹片检查；涂片；显微镜涂片；信号失真；拖尾；摩擦踩点；抹脚
In use
There was a smear of paint on his shirt.
She wiped the smear off the window.
The child had a smear of chocolate on her cheek.
Connections
Collocations
- smear campaign
- 抹黑运动；诽谤宣传
- The politician claimed the article was part of a smear campaign.这位政客声称那篇文章是抹黑运动的一部分。
- Pap smear
- 巴氏涂片；宫颈抹片检查
- It is recommended that women have a regular Pap smear.建议女性定期做宫颈抹片检查。
- blood smear
- 血涂片（显微检查用）
- The doctor ordered a blood smear to look for abnormal cells.医生安排做血涂片检查以寻找异常细胞。
- smear of paint
- 油漆污迹
- There was a smear of paint across the new carpet.新地毯上有一道油漆污迹。
Idioms & figurative uses
- smear campaign
- 抹黑行动，诽谤运动The rival company ran a smear campaign against us.对手公司对我们发起了抹黑行动。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象手指蘸墨在纸上横着一抹(smear)留下污迹；同一动作也暗喻“抹黑”别人名誉。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、新闻文章、体检报告 smear 的含义较多，语域会随具体意思变化。表示“污迹、涂抹痕迹”时比较中性，日常对话和普通书面语都常用；表示“诽谤、污蔑”时多用于新闻或正式讨论；表示“涂片、巴氏涂片”时则出现在医疗或体检语境。通常需要根据上下文判断正式程度。
Grammar Note
As a noun, 'smear' often refers to a stain or slander; it is countable.
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 smear 同韵，含 /ɪə/ 音：hear, dear, fear, near, year, clear。拼写均以 -ear 结尾。注意常见形近异音词：wear /weə/, bear /beə/, pear /peə/ 虽也以 -ear 结尾，但读 /eə/，与 smear 不押韵。另 tear 的“眼泪”义读 /tɪə/ 可押韵，“撕破”义读 /teə/ 不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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