smite

verb

🔊/smaɪt/

(old use or literary)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they smite	🔊/smaɪt/ 🔊/smaɪt/
he / she / it smites	🔊/smaɪts/ 🔊/smaɪts/
past simple smote	🔊/sməʊt/ 🔊/sməʊt/
past participle smitten	🔊/ˈsmɪtn/ 🔊/ˈsmɪtn/
-ing form smiting	🔊/ˈsmaɪtɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈsmaɪtɪŋ/

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smite somebody/something to hit somebody/something hard; to attack or punish somebody重打；猛击；攻击；惩罚
smite somebody to have a great effect on somebody, especially an unpleasant or serious one使深感（不安、不快等）；深深影响
- Suddenly my conscience smote me.突然，我的良心使我大为齐意。