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smear /ˈsmiɚ/  

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  • noun
    plural smears
    [count] a dirty mark, spot, streak, etc., made by touching or rubbing something
    There was a smear [=smudge] on the mirror.
    medical :a very small sample of something (such as skin or blood) that someone examines with a microscope
    The blood smear revealed malaria. - see also pap smear
    an untrue story about a person that is meant to hurt that person's reputation
    a deliberate smear - often used before another noun
    a smear campaign
    His opponent did a smear job on him.
    verb
    smears; smeared; smearing
    [+ obj] :to make (something) dirty by rubbing it with something else
    The children smeared the window with fingerprints.
    [+ obj] :to spread (something) over a surface
    She smeared jam on her toast.
    Butter was smeared all over the counter.
    The axle was smeared [=covered] with grease.
    children with paint-smeared faces
    [no obj] :to spread or drip in an untidy way
    Her mascara smeared when she cried.
    The ink smeared [=smudged] when she folded the letter.
    [+ obj] :to cause (something) to spread or drip in an untidy way
    Water smeared [=smudged] the ink so I could barely read the letter.
    [+ obj] :to make untrue statements about someone in order to hurt that person's reputation
    political opponents smearing each other
    They deliberately tried to smear him by telling lies about his war record.
    They tried to smear his reputation.

    * Các từ tương tự:
    smear test