suffocate [動詞] 使窒息;扼制
suffocate
['sʌfəkeit]
vt. 使窒息, 使缺氧, 阻礙
vi. 窒息, 窒息而亡, 阻礙發展
例句與用法:
Passengers suffocated in the burning aircraft.
乘客在燃燒的飛機中窒息死亡。
The fireman was suffocated by the fumes.
那個消防隊員讓濃煙憋死了。
I'm suffocating in here; can't we open a few windows?
我覺得這兒很憋氣,咱們開幾扇窗戶好嗎?
詞形變化:
形容詞: suffocative | 副詞: suffocatingly | 名詞: suffoca-tion | 動詞過去式: suffocated | 動詞過去分詞: suffocated | 動詞現在分詞: suffocating | 動詞第三人稱單數: suffocates |
英文解釋:
動詞 suffocate:
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
同義詞:smother, asphyxiate
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
同義詞:stifle, asphyxiate, choke
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
同義詞:choke
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
同義詞:choke
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
同義詞:stifle, asphyxiate
feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
以上來源於大辭典