1 V-ERG (使)噎住;(使)哽住;(使)卡住 When you choke or when something chokes you, you cannot breathe properly or get enough air into your lungs. (使)噎住;(使)哽住;(使)卡住
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The coffee was almost too hot to swallow and made him choke for a moment. [VERB]
咖啡烫得几乎咽不下去,呛得他好一会儿喘不过气来。
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A small child could choke on the doll's hair. [VERB + on]
洋娃娃的头发可能会让小孩窒息。
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Dense smoke swirled and billowed, its rank fumes choking her. [VERB noun]
滚滚浓烟盘旋翻腾,恶臭味呛得她喘不过气来。
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The girl choked to death after breathing in smoke. [VERB + to]
那个女孩吸入烟雾,窒息而死。
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Within minutes the hall was full of choking smoke. [VERB-ing]
几分钟不到,大厅里就弥漫着呛人的烟雾了。
SYN suffocate, stifle, smother, overpower
2 VERB 掐死;扼死;勒死 To choke someone means to squeeze their neck until they are dead. 掐死;扼死;勒死
SYN strangle, throttle, asphyxiate
3 VERB [usually passive] 挤满;塞满 If a place is choked with things or people, it is full of them and they prevent movement in it. 挤满;塞满
SYN block, dam, clog, obstruct
4 N-COUNT [usually singular] (汽车、卡车等的)阻气门 The choke in a car, truck, or other vehicle is a device that reduces the amount of air going into the engine and makes it easier to start. (汽车、卡车等的)阻气门
Phrasal verbs: - choke backchoke off
Word Partnership | Use choke with: |
N. | choke on something 1 choke someone 2 |
VERB. | make someone choke 1 2 |
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