单词 | asphyxiate |
释义 | asphyxiateWord family adjectiveasphyxialasphyxiatednounasphyxiantasphyxiationasphyxiaasphyxiatorverbasphyxiate as·phyx·i·ate /æsˈfɪksieɪt, əs-/ verb [intransitiveI, transitiveT] formal MIto prevent someone from breathing normally, usually so that they die, or stop breathing (使)窒息(而死);闷死 SYN suffocate —asphyxiation /æsˌfɪksiˈeɪʃən, əs-/ noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus asphyxiate• Maybe she was hoping to asphyxiate him with carbon monoxide fumes.• And I suppose we'd better go and asphyxiate ourselves up at the sulphur springs.• Sulphur hexafluoride itself is harmless except in a confined space, where it displaces oxygen and can asphyxiate people. |
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