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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。
重击；猛打
smitten — past participle of smite · irregular form
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
重击；猛打
to hit someone or something hard with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
The knight smote the dragon with his sword.
骑士用剑重击了那条龙。
较正式或文学用法
以神力击倒或杀死。
To strike down or kill with godly force.
以神力伤害。
To injure with divine power.
以暴力杀死；杀害。
To kill violently; to slay.
在战斗中击溃；以战争推翻。
To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.
smite
Base
原形
smites
3rd person
第三人称单数
smiting
-ing
现在分词
smote
Past
过去式
smitten
Past participle
过去分词
The warrior smites his enemy with a single blow.
战士一击重创他的敌人。
The ancient hero smote the serpent with his mighty sword.
古代英雄用他强大的剑重击了巨蛇。
She has been smitten by his kindness and charm.
她已为他的善良和魅力所打动。
不规则动词：过去式 smote，过去分词 smitten（也可作形容词表示‘深受影响的’）。本词常带书面或文学色彩，既有‘重击’也有‘打动’之意。
The tragic story smote the whole nation.
这个悲惨的故事深深打动了整个国家。
She was smitten with the little dog at first sight.
她第一眼就被那只小狗迷住了。
The beauty of this place smites every visitor who comes.
这个地方的美打动着每一位来客。
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。
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。
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.
他走回家时，一阵愧疚感猛然攫住了他。
Not this
He was smote by the news.
Use this
He was smitten by the news.
被动语态要用“be + 过去分词”；smite 的过去分词是 smitten，smote 只是过去式，不能用在 be 后面。
Not this
He smitten the ball with the bat.
Use this
He smote the ball with the bat.
一般过去时要用过去式 smote；smitten 是过去分词，不能单独作谓语动词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
击打磐石
Moses smote the rock with his staff.
摩西用杖击打磐石。
击败敌人
The general vowed to smite his enemies.
将军发誓要击败敌人。
迷恋上某人
She was smitten with her new neighbor.
她迷上了她的新邻居。
捶胸（表示悲痛）
They smote their breasts and wailed.
他们捶胸痛哭。
被…迷住；迷恋…
He was completely smitten with his new colleague.
他完全被新同事迷住了。
痛打；彻底击败
The team smote their rivals hip and thigh in the final.
这支队伍在决赛中彻底击败了对手。
捶胸顿足（表示悲伤或悔恨）
She smote her breast and wailed in grief.
她捶胸顿足，悲痛地嚎啕大哭。
只是我告诉你们，不要与恶人作对。有人打你的右脸，连左脸也转过来由他打。
Jesus says this in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:39); 'smite' here is an old, literary verb meaning 'to strike', and the verse gave rise to the common idiom 'turn the other cheek'.
这是耶稣在登山宝训中所说的话（马太福音5:39）；这里的'smite'是古雅的文学动词，意为'击打'；这节经文衍生出了常用习语'turn the other cheek'。
Use smitten naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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）。
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。
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.
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