choke
英 [tʃəʊk]
美[tʃok]
- vt. 呛；使窒息；阻塞；抑制；扑灭
- vi. 窒息；阻塞；说不出话来
- n. 窒息；噎；[动力] 阻气门
词组搭配
choke back
To hold back; suppress
忍住；抑制
choked back his tears.
忍住他的眼泪
choke off
To bring to an end as if by choking
抑制，劝阻：象扼住喉咙一样使…停止
“Treasury borrowing of existing savings would drive up the interest rate and choke off economic activity”(&b{Paul Craig Roberts})
“国库从现有储蓄中借款会迫使利率上升和使经济活动停滞”(&b{保罗·克雷格·罗伯茨})
choke up
To be unable to speak because of strong emotion.
哽咽，噎住，阻塞：因感情激动而说不出话来
choke something back
suppress a strong emotion or the expression of such an emotion
压抑，抑制（强烈感情）
Liz was choking back her anger.
莉兹拼命压住怒气。
choke something down
swallow something with difficulty
强咽下
I attempted to choke down supper. .
我试着强咽下晚饭。
双语例句
- 1. It's enough to make them choke with apoplectic rage.
- 足以气得让他们说不出话来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The brandy made him choke, but it restored his nerve.
- 虽说白兰地呛了他一下，却让他恢复了勇气。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They warned the Chancellor that raising taxes in the Budget could choke off the recovery.
- 他们警告财政大臣说，预算中税收的提高将阻碍经济复苏。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The coffee was almost too hot to swallow and made him choke for a moment.
- 咖啡烫得几乎咽不下去，呛得他好一会儿喘不过气来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. When she learned the sad news, she found it hard to choke back her tears.
- 当她得知那个悲痛的消息时, 泪水止不住夺眶而出.
来自《简明英汉词典》