smear sth on/onto sth
表示把某种物质涂抹到某个表面上，介词常用 on 或 onto。
She smeared sunscreen on her arms before going out.
出门前她把防晒霜抹在手臂上。
涂；抹
smears — third person singular of smear
弄脏；蹭脏；弄花；变模糊；涂写；涂成；蹭过；抹过；擦；擦拭
To spread a substance such as paint, cream, or mud over a surface, especially carelessly or roughly.
涂抹(物质,尤指有色或脏的)在表面上
To spread (a substance, especially one that colours or is dirty) across a surface by rubbing.
涂抹覆盖(表面)
To cover (a surface with a layer of some substance) by rubbing.
弄脏
To make something dirty.
使表面变脏
(of a substance, etc.) To make a surface dirty by covering it.
擦抹致模糊
To cause (something) to be messy or not clear by rubbing and spreading it.
被涂抹而模糊
To become messy or not clear by being spread.
涂抹写字或画画
To write or draw (something) by spreading a substance on a surface.
涂抹上色
To cause (something) to be a particular colour by covering with a substance.
用身体部位擦过表面
To rub (a body part, etc.) across a surface.
擦除
To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.
用鞋底摩擦岩面攀登
To climb without using footholds, using the friction from the shoe to stay on the wall.
一般现在时
She smears butter on her toast every morning.
她每天早上在吐司上涂黄油。
一般过去时
He smeared paint on the wall yesterday.
他昨天在墙上涂了油漆。
现在完成时
They have smeared the entire surface with glue.
他们已经在整个表面涂上了胶水。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
She smeared butter on her toast.
她把黄油抹在面包上。
用法提示：smear 作动词，表示将某物涂抹在表面上。
The child smeared paint all over the paper.
那个孩子把颜料涂得到处都是。
用法提示：smear 表示涂抹，强调弄得范围很广。
He smeared sunscreen on his arms before going out.
他出门前把防晒霜涂在胳膊上。
用法提示：smear 作为动词，表示将防晒霜等涂抹在皮肤上。
表示把某种物质涂抹到某个表面上，介词常用 on 或 onto。
She smeared sunscreen on her arms before going out.
出门前她把防晒霜抹在手臂上。
表示用某物覆盖或涂满某个表面。
He smeared the bread with thick butter.
他在面包上涂了厚厚的黄油。
被动结构，强调表面被某物涂脏或覆盖。
Her face was smeared with mud after the fall.
摔倒后她脸上沾满了泥。
不及物用法，表示某物容易被弄模糊或变花。
The ink smears easily if you touch it too soon.
墨水如果太早碰就会很容易被弄花。
spread 是最常用的中性说法，泛指把某物涂开或摊开；多数语境可替换 smear，但不含‘擦’的动作，也不一定暗示弄脏或涂得乱。
daub 常指用手或工具把黏稠物厚厚地、不规则地涂上，带有潦草、随意或粗拙的语气，比 smear 更强调涂抹动作的不精细。
coat 着重在表面形成一层均匀的覆盖物（如漆、糖衣等），常表示功能性覆盖；不用于弄脏义，也不一定涉及摩擦。
plaster 指厚厚地抹上一层（如灰泥、药膏），覆盖面和厚度都大于 smear，常用于大面积涂抹的场合。
grammar · medium
易错句子She smeared the sunscreen in her face.
正确表达She smeared the sunscreen on her face.
表示把某物涂抹在某个表面上，英语用介词 on，不用 in。in 指在某个空间的内部，而这里说的是脸部表面，所以要用 on。
grammar · medium
易错句子The child smeared on the wall.
正确表达The child smeared paint on the wall.
smear 是及物动词，必须带被涂抹的物质作宾语（如 paint、cream、mud），不能像汉语“在墙上乱涂”那样省略宾语；因此要把涂抹物 paint 放在动词后面，再接 on the wall。
grammar · medium
易错句子Yesterday she smear the cream all over her arms.
正确表达Yesterday she smeared the cream all over her arms.
smear 是规则动词，过去式只需在原形后加 -ed 变成 smeared；句中有 yesterday 表示过去，谓语必须用过去式，不能保留原形 smear。
与“弄脏”义相对，指去除污垢使干净。
与“弄脏”义相对，通过水洗去除污渍。
与“弄脏”义相对，用力擦洗去除附着污物。
与“玷污”义相对，强调去除污秽或杂质，使纯净。
往脸上涂护肤霜
She smeared cream on her face.
她往脸上抹了护肤霜。
在面包上抹黄油
He smeared butter on the bread.
他把黄油抹在面包上。
在画布上涂抹颜料
The artist smeared bright paint across the canvas.
那位画家在画布上涂抹了鲜亮的颜料。
沾满泥巴
His boots were smeared with mud.
他的靴子上沾满了泥。
把颜料弄满手
Don't smear your hands with paint.
别把颜料弄满手。
常与smear搭配，表示将涂料涂抹或蹭到表面上。
食物类涂抹物，常作smear的宾语，如往面包上抹黄油。
脏物的一种，容易被smear得到处都是。
smear动作后留下的痕迹，指弄脏的印记。
涂抹时留下的条状痕迹，与smear的语义相关。
抹黑运动；诽谤活动
The opposition launched a smear campaign against the mayor.
反对派对市长发起了一场抹黑运动。
诋毁某人的名誉；败坏某人的名声
She accused her opponents of trying to smear her reputation.
她指责对手试图诋毁她的名誉。
我已经受够了这种‘总统对犯罪手软’的抹黑。
She smeared sunscreen on her arms before going to the beach.
她去海滩前把防晒霜抹在手臂上。
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弄花妆容
The rain smeared her makeup.
雨水弄花了她的妆。