choke

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choke1 /tʃəʊk $ tʃoʊk/ verb

1 STOP BREATHING[intransitiveI]BREATHE to be unable to breathe properly because something is in your throat or there is not enough air 窒息，呼吸困难

choke on

He choked on a piece of bread.

他被一块面包噎住了。

Six people choked to death on the fumes.

六人被烟呛死。

2 [transitiveT] if something chokes you, it makes you unable to breathe properly 使窒息，使呼吸困难

I felt as if there was a weight on my chest, choking me.

我感觉好像有重物压在胸口，让我喘不过气来。

The smoke was choking me.

烟呛得我呼吸困难。

3 INJURE[transitiveT]BREATHE to prevent someone from breathing by putting your hands around their throat and pressing on it 〔掐住脖子〕使透不过气，使窒息

His hands were round her throat, choking her.

他双手掐住她的喉咙使她无法呼吸。

4 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to be unable to talk clearly because you are feeling a strong emotion 〔因情绪激动而〕说不出话，（使）哽咽

choke with

He was choking with rage.

他气得语不成声。

I was too choked with emotion to speak.

我激动得说不出话。

Her voice was choked with rage.

她气得声音都哽咽了。

5 SAY something[transitiveT] (also choke something ↔ out)SAY/STATE to say something with difficulty because you are very upset or angry 哽咽着说

‘Get out, ’ she choked.

“出去。”她哽咽着说道。

6 BLOCK[transitiveT] (also choke something ↔ up)FULL to fill a place so that things cannot move through it 堵塞，阻塞

Weeds were choking the stream.

野草将溪流堵塞了。

be choked (up) with something

The gutters were choked up with leaves.

阴沟里堵满了树叶。

7 SPORTS[intransitiveI] informalFAIL to fail at doing something, especially a sport, because there is a lot of pressure on you 〔尤指体育运动中因紧张而〕失败，发挥失常

People said I choked, but I just had a bad day on the golf course.

他们说我因为紧张而发挥失常，其实我只是这天在高尔夫球场上运气不好罢了。

8 PLANTS[transitiveT]HBP if one plant chokes another, it kills it by growing all around it and taking away its light and room to grow 〔植物〕扼杀，阻止…的生长

Weeds can quickly choke delicate garden plants.

野草很快就会使娇弱的园林植物枯死。

9 choke a horse BIG American EnglishAmE spoken if you say that something is big enough to choke a horse, you are emphasizing that it is very big 异常大

a wad of bills big enough to choke a horse

一大沓钞票

Examples from the Corpus

choke a horse• I have enough kitchen gadgets to choke a horse.

PHRASAL VERBS

10 choke something ↔ back phrasal verbphr v PREVENTto control your anger, sadness etc so that you do not show it 抑制，强忍住

He choked back tears as he described what had happened.

他忍住泪水述说发生的一切。

She choked back a sob.

她强忍住哭泣。

I choked back my anger.

我强压住怒火。

Examples from the Corpus

choke back• Just that panicky fear, always on the verge of turning into hatred until we shamefacedly choke it back?

choked back tears• Nearby, Sheila Meyer choked back tears as she watched her brother touch a chiseled name on the wall.

11 choke off something phrasal verbphr v PREVENTto prevent something from happening 制止，阻止；压制

It is feared that higher interest rates might choke off economic recovery.

人们担心利率提高会阻碍经济复苏。

12 choke something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v to say something with difficulty because you are very upset or angry 哽咽着说

His heart hammered as he choked out the words.

他哽咽地说着这些话的时候，心怦怦直跳。

‘No!’ she choked out.

“不！”她哽咽着说道。

Examples from the Corpus

choke out• That difficulty Hercules solved by choking the life out of him.• She choked and spat out some seawater and then swallowed a lungful as she went into a spasm again.

13 choke up phrasal verbphr v

a) choke something ↔ up to fill a place so that things cannot move through it 堵塞，阻塞

be choked up with something

The stream was choked up with weeds.

这条小河被野草堵塞了。

b) UPSET choke somebody up to make someone feel very upset and unable to talk 使某人哽咽，使某人说不出话来

This song really chokes me up.

这首歌真的是让我喉头哽咽。

I was really choked up when I saw her again.

我再次见到她时激动得说不出话来。

Examples from the Corpus

choke• The father told police he shook his daughter because she was choking.• Do something -- he's choking!• At last I reached the shore and fell onto the sand, choking and spluttering.• I felt myself being choked by thick, yellow fumes.• He grabbed her around the neck and choked her to death.• She cried out, then the cry caught and choked in her throat.• Don't hold so tight, you're choking me.• Some investors assert that the lack of a spending accord, for now, will buoy bonds by choking off economic growth.• The old king died after choking on a chicken bone.• He beamed again as Ali, practically choking on his own saliva, fell forward into a group of pupils.• He'd choked on his own vomit after a session of sniffing aerosols.• He began to sob, and choked out, "I have to go now."• Growth of the reed can choke out native water plants.• "I guess we choked, " said Coach Landers after his team's last minute defeat.• The Feldwebel was choking with laughter.• The roads were choked with traffic.• The teacher told her the baby had been choking, would not take a bottle and had thrown up four times.• Small parts on the toys could break off and choke young children.

choke on• He choked on a wad of gum.

choke with• Deaton, red and almost choked with fury, thumped the table.

be choked (up) with something• A few years ago, Fremont Street was choked with cars, cabs, exhaust fumes and even a few gamblers.• The wind struck at her, the sky was choked with dark blue churning cloud.• The pores were choked with dust, and the tiles were yellow with age.• The empty ornamental pond was choked with rotten leaves, starlings blew about the place like avian litter.• The roads approaching São Paulo were choked with rush-hour traffic.• The roads for miles were choked with supply wagons, ammunition trains, and rumbling batteries.• The harbor was choked with warships.

单词	choke
释义	choke Word family adjectivechokednounchokerchokeychokeberrychokeborechoke chainchokecherrychokecoilchokedampverbchoke choke1 /tʃəʊk $ tʃoʊk/ ●●○ verb 1 STOP BREATHING[intransitiveI]BREATHE to be unable to breathe properly because something is in your throat or there is not enough air 窒息，呼吸困难 choke on He choked on a piece of bread. 他被一块面包噎住了。 Six people choked to death on the fumes. 六人被烟呛死。 2 [transitiveT] if something chokes you, it makes you unable to breathe properly 使窒息，使呼吸困难 I felt as if there was a weight on my chest, choking me. 我感觉好像有重物压在胸口，让我喘不过气来。 The smoke was choking me. 烟呛得我呼吸困难。 3 INJURE[transitiveT]BREATHE to prevent someone from breathing by putting your hands around their throat and pressing on it 〔掐住脖子〕使透不过气，使窒息 His hands were round her throat, choking her. 他双手掐住她的喉咙使她无法呼吸。 4 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] to be unable to talk clearly because you are feeling a strong emotion 〔因情绪激动而〕说不出话，（使）哽咽 choke with He was choking with rage. 他气得语不成声。 I was too choked with emotion to speak. 我激动得说不出话。 Her voice was choked with rage. 她气得声音都哽咽了。 5 SAY something[transitiveT] (also choke something ↔ out)SAY/STATE to say something with difficulty because you are very upset or angry 哽咽着说 ‘Get out, ’ she choked. “出去。”她哽咽着说道。 6 BLOCK[transitiveT] (also choke something ↔ up)FULL to fill a place so that things cannot move through it 堵塞，阻塞 Weeds were choking the stream. 野草将溪流堵塞了。 be choked (up) with something The gutters were choked up with leaves. 阴沟里堵满了树叶。 7 SPORTS[intransitiveI] informalFAIL to fail at doing something, especially a sport, because there is a lot of pressure on you 〔尤指体育运动中因紧张而〕失败，发挥失常 People said I choked, but I just had a bad day on the golf course. 他们说我因为紧张而发挥失常，其实我只是这天在高尔夫球场上运气不好罢了。 8 PLANTS[transitiveT]HBP if one plant chokes another, it kills it by growing all around it and taking away its light and room to grow 〔植物〕扼杀，阻止…的生长 Weeds can quickly choke delicate garden plants. 野草很快就会使娇弱的园林植物枯死。 9 choke a horse BIG American EnglishAmE spoken if you say that something is big enough to choke a horse, you are emphasizing that it is very big 异常大 a wad of bills big enough to choke a horse 一大沓钞票 Examples from the Corpus choke a horse• I have enough kitchen gadgets to choke a horse. PHRASAL VERBS 10 choke something ↔ back phrasal verbphr v PREVENTto control your anger, sadness etc so that you do not show it 抑制，强忍住 He choked back tears as he described what had happened. 他忍住泪水述说发生的一切。 She choked back a sob. 她强忍住哭泣。 I choked back my anger. 我强压住怒火。 Examples from the Corpus choke back• Just that panicky fear, always on the verge of turning into hatred until we shamefacedly choke it back? choked back tears• Nearby, Sheila Meyer choked back tears as she watched her brother touch a chiseled name on the wall. 11 choke off something phrasal verbphr v PREVENTto prevent something from happening 制止，阻止；压制 It is feared that higher interest rates might choke off economic recovery. 人们担心利率提高会阻碍经济复苏。 12 choke something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v to say something with difficulty because you are very upset or angry 哽咽着说 His heart hammered as he choked out the words. 他哽咽地说着这些话的时候，心怦怦直跳。 ‘No!’ she choked out. “不！”她哽咽着说道。 Examples from the Corpus choke out• That difficulty Hercules solved by choking the life out of him.• She choked and spat out some seawater and then swallowed a lungful as she went into a spasm again. 13 choke up phrasal verbphr v a) choke something ↔ up to fill a place so that things cannot move through it 堵塞，阻塞 be choked up with something The stream was choked up with weeds. 这条小河被野草堵塞了。 b) UPSET choke somebody up to make someone feel very upset and unable to talk 使某人哽咽，使某人说不出话来 This song really chokes me up. 这首歌真的是让我喉头哽咽。 I was really choked up when I saw her again. 我再次见到她时激动得说不出话来。 Examples from the Corpus choke• The father told police he shook his daughter because she was choking.• Do something -- he's choking!• At last I reached the shore and fell onto the sand, choking and spluttering.• I felt myself being choked by thick, yellow fumes.• He grabbed her around the neck and choked her to death.• She cried out, then the cry caught and choked in her throat.• Don't hold so tight, you're choking me.• Some investors assert that the lack of a spending accord, for now, will buoy bonds by choking off economic growth.• The old king died after choking on a chicken bone.• He beamed again as Ali, practically choking on his own saliva, fell forward into a group of pupils.• He'd choked on his own vomit after a session of sniffing aerosols.• He began to sob, and choked out, "I have to go now."• Growth of the reed can choke out native water plants.• "I guess we choked, " said Coach Landers after his team's last minute defeat.• The Feldwebel was choking with laughter.• The roads were choked with traffic.• The teacher told her the baby had been choking, would not take a bottle and had thrown up four times.• Small parts on the toys could break off and choke young children. choke on• He choked on a wad of gum. choke with• Deaton, red and almost choked with fury, thumped the table. be choked (up) with something• A few years ago, Fremont Street was choked with cars, cabs, exhaust fumes and even a few gamblers.• The wind struck at her, the sky was choked with dark blue churning cloud.• The pores were choked with dust, and the tiles were yellow with age.• The empty ornamental pond was choked with rotten leaves, starlings blew about the place like avian litter.• The roads approaching São Paulo were choked with rush-hour traffic.• The roads for miles were choked with supply wagons, ammunition trains, and rumbling batteries.• The harbor was choked with warships. Related topics: Motor vehicles choke2 noun [countableC] 1. TTCa piece of equipment in a vehicle that controls the amount of air going into the engine, and that is used to help the engine start 〔汽车引擎的〕阻气门 2 BREATHEthe sound that someone makes when they cannot breathe properly because something is in their throat or there is not enough air 呛住的声音，噎住的声音 She gave a little choke of laughter. 她轻声地扑哧一笑。 Examples from the Corpus choke• Also, long walks, like choke chains, are out of the question.• Give it a bit more choke.• Everyone saw multiple chokes and made the connection.• Here the choke chain is relaxed, Note that the leash itself is held in your right hand.• Similarly the choke chain will again tighten, encouraging your pet to walk alongside you. Origin choke1 (1300-1400) achoke “to choke” ((11-14 centuries)), from Old English aceocian
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