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smothered

/ˈsmʌðərd/C1

使窒息 / 悶死 (v.)

動詞 `smother` 的過去式，指用東西捂住口鼻「使人窒息而死」。這裡描寫的是母親在絕望中寧可親手「悶死」孩子，也不願看他們挨餓。

Kings froze to death in their castles, same as the shepherds in their huts.

And women smothered their babies rather than see them starve,

and wept and felt their tears freeze on their cheeks.