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