suffocates
英['sʌfəkeɪt]
美['sʌfəkeɪt]
- vt.使窒息；使缺氧；阻碍vi.窒息；窒息而亡；阻碍发展
详细释义
Verb:
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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"
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impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;
"The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
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become stultified, suppressed, or stifled;
"He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
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suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of;
"His job suffocated him"
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be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen;
"The child suffocated under the pillow"
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feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air;
"The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
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struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake;
"he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
双语例句
- But they do suffocate from a lack of air.
但它们确实也会因为缺少空气而窒息。 - The stale air made us suffocate.
浑浊的空气使我们感到窒息。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)
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