Word · Frequency #16110
Fully loadedsmite
重击；猛打
to hit someone or something hard with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
较正式或文学用法
- 1.
To strike down or kill with godly force.
以神力击倒或杀死。
- 2.
To injure with divine power.
以神力伤害。
- 3.
To kill violently; to slay.
以暴力杀死；杀害。
- 4.
To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.
在战斗中击溃；以战争推翻。
- 5.
To afflict; to chasten; to punish.
折磨；惩戒；惩罚。
- 6.
To strike with love or infatuation.
使爱上或迷恋。
深深打动；使着迷；以神力击倒或杀死。；以神力伤害。；以暴力杀死；杀害。；在战斗中击溃；以战争推翻。
In use
The tragic story smote the whole nation.
She was smitten with the little dog at first sight.
The beauty of this place smites every visitor who comes.
smite sb/sth
较文雅或圣经用词；过去式为 smote，过去分词为 smitten。
The knight smote the dragon with his sword.
骑士用剑重击了那条龙。
be smitten with/by sb/sth
smitten 在这里相当于形容词，表示“被迷住/爱上”；with 和 by 都常用。
She was smitten with the charming stranger.
她被那位迷人的陌生人深深吸引。
sth smites sb
主语多为情感或心理名词，如 guilt、fear、remorse；此用法偏文学。
Guilt smote him as he walked home.
Connections
Collocations
- smite someone with something
- 用某物重击某人
- He smote the robber with a stick.他用棍子重击了那个强盗。
- smite the rock
- 击打磐石
- Moses smote the rock with his staff.摩西用杖击打磐石。
- smite one's enemies
- 击败敌人
- The general vowed to smite his enemies.将军发誓要击败敌人。
- be smitten with someone
- 迷恋上某人
- She was smitten with her new neighbor.她迷上了她的新邻居。
- smite one's breast
- 捶胸（表示悲痛）
- They smote their breasts and wailed.他们捶胸痛哭。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：smite 的 m 像一把锤子砸下，重击击败；被深深打动就是被击中内心（smitten）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：biblical/literary prose、humorous or exaggerated writing、idiom: be smitten with smite 在现代英语中不属日常口语。表示“重击、打击”时通常只见于圣经、古典文学或刻意夸张的笔调；表示“深深打动、使着迷”时多用于 be smitten with/by 的结构，仍偏书面。整体语域在正式/文学与略带诙谐的语境之间变化，宜根据具体搭配判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with smite /smaɪt/: bite, kite, white, night, light, and sight share the /-aɪt/ ending. Spelling differs: most use -ite (bite, kite, white) or -ight (night, light, sight). Beware lookalikes: smitten /ˈsmɪtən/ and smote /smoʊt/ are forms of smite but do not rhyme.
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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