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choke (obj) STOP BREATHINGHtFEJk, $tFoJkvto (cause to) be unable to breathe, esp. because the tube inside a person's throat that they breathe through is blocked使…窒息She didn't swallow her food properly and she began to choke. [I]她没咽好食物，开始咳呛起来。He choked on a fish bone. [I]他给一根鱼骨头鲠住了。The stench of decay choked him and he had to turn away. [T]腐烂发出的臭气使他窒息，他不得不转身走开了。An elderly man choked to death in his home yesterday. [I]昨天一个老人在家因窒息而死。If a person chokes someone else they put their hands around the other person's neck and press hard to stop them breathing.掐住…的脖子"Let me go, you're choking me!" Jake spluttered. [T]“放手, 你掐住了我的脖子!”杰克气急败坏地说。(fig.) The climbing plant had grown too quickly and was choking the other plants (=preventing them from growing). [T]那种爬藤植物长得太快了，缠得其他植物无法生长。(fig.) At lunchtime the streets were choked (=blocked) with traffic. [T]午餐时间街道上挤满了车辆而阻塞。To choke back feelings or tears/choke them back means to force yourself not to show them.抑制（怒气、眼泪）Choking back my anger, I tried to speak in a calm voice.我强忍怒火，试图用一种平静的声音说话。
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