smear

1. V-T If you smear a surface with an oily or sticky substance or smear the substance onto the surface, you spread a layer of the substance over the surface. 涂抹

My sister smeared herself with suntan oil and slept by the swimming pool. 我妹妹用防曬油涂抹了全身，然后睡在那游泳池邊。

2. N-COUNT A smear is a dirty or oily mark. 污跡; 油跡

There was a smear of gravy on his chin. 他的下巴上有肉湯漬。

3. V-T To smear someone means to spread unpleasant and untrue rumours or accusations about them in order to damage their reputation. 誹謗; 詆毀[journalism]

They planned to smear him by publishing information about his private life. 他們計劃通過公開有關(guān)他私生活方面的信息來詆毀他。

4. N-COUNT A smear is an unpleasant and untrue rumour or accusation that is intended to damage someone's reputation. 誹謗; 詆毀[journalism]

He puts all the accusations down to a smear campaign by his political opponents. 他把所有的指控歸因于由其政敵發(fā)起的誹謗活動。

5. N-COUNT A smear or a smear test is a medical test in which a few cells are taken from a woman's cervix and examined to see if any cancer cells are present. (一種從婦女子宮頸膜取樣檢驗有無癌細(xì)胞的) 涂片試驗[英國英語]