It was a global smothering of generosity .

这个全球性的慷慨之举令人窒息。

The prolonged crisis is draining belief in the euro and smothering the recovery .

这场拉锯战似的危机正在逐渐侵蚀人们对欧元的青睐，扼杀经济的复苏。

The government has been smothering potential sources of independent opposition , such as foreign and local ngos .

政府也一直在扼杀一些独立反对派的潜在来源，例如国外和地方性的非政府组织。

The most reliable preservation , pfefferkorn suggests , comes from a smothering layer of volcanic ash .

普费弗科恩暗示说，最可靠的保存方式还是火山灰形成的覆盖层。

Very few governments have managed to shape the future of the national culture except by restraining it and smothering it .

除了约束和禁锢文化之外，几乎没有哪个国家的政府能够塑造本国文化的未来。