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suffocate

英 ['sʌfəkeɪt] 美['sʌfəket]
  • vi. 受阻,受扼制;窒息
  • vt. 压制,阻碍;使……窒息

英英释意


1. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing;
"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"
"The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
2. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;
"The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
3. become stultified, suppressed, or stifled;
"He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
4. suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of;
"His job suffocated him"
5. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen;
"The child suffocated under the pillow"
6. feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air;
"The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
7. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake;
"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

双语例句


1. The governor's proposals would actually cost millions of jobs and suffocate the economy.
总督的计划可能会造成上百万人失业,并束缚经济发展。

来自柯林斯例句

2. A " free city " which was not genuinely free would suffocate freedom.
一个并不真正自由的 “ 自由城 ” 将使自由受到窒息.

来自辞典例句

3. She felt often she must suffocate.
她不时感到自己非窒息致死不可.

来自辞典例句

4. Improperly applied, it can suffocate the Bill of Right, turn our democracy into totalitarian state.
运用不当, 它就会扼杀权利法案, 把我们的民主政体变成极权主义国家.

来自辞典例句

5. Are you trying to suffocate us with that putrid smell?
你是想用那讨厌的气味把我们窒息死 吧 ?

来自电影对白