choke off 1. 强制(某人)放弃;强制某人放弃做(某事);使住嘴 The moderator could not choke her off. 辩论会主持人无法使她住嘴。 2. 停止 The dry spell choked off the city's supply of water. 干旱使该城断水。 choke off black market sales 取缔黑市买卖 3. 结束;除掉 4. 责骂 He got choked off for being late. 他因迟到而受到申斥。