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chokeBrE /tʃəʊk/NAmE /tʃoʊk/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they choke BrE /tʃəʊk/ NAmE /tʃoʊk/present simple - he / she / it chokes BrE /tʃəʊks/ NAmE /tʃoʊks/past simple choked BrE /tʃəʊkt/ NAmE /tʃoʊkt/past participle choked BrE /tʃəʊkt/ NAmE /tʃoʊkt/ -ing form choking BrE /ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈtʃoʊkɪŋ/ [I, T] to be unable to breathe because the passage to your lungs is blocked or you cannot get enough air; to make sb unable to breathe (使)窒息,哽噎◆She almost choked to death in the thick fumes. 她几乎被浓烟呛死。◆~ on sthHe was choking on a piece of toast. 他被一块烤面包噎得喘不过气来。◆~ sbVery small toys can choke a baby. 很小的玩具可使婴儿窒息。 [T] ~ sbto make sb stop breathing by squeezing their throat (掐住喉咙)使停止呼吸,使窒息 SYN strangle ◆He may have been choked or poisoned. 他可能是被掐死或毒死的。 [I, T] to be unable to speak normally especially because of strong emotion; to make sb feel too emotional to speak normally (尤指感情激动而)说不出话来;使哽咽◆~ (with sth) His voice was choking with rage. 他气得声音哽咽。◆~ sthDespair choked her words. 她绝望得说不出话来。◆'I can't bear it,' he said in a choked voice. “我实在忍不下去了。” 他声音哽咽地说道。 ➡ see also choked [T] to block or fill a passage, space, etc. so that movement is difficult 阻塞,塞满,堵塞(通道、空间等)◆~ sth (with sth) The pond was choked with rotten leaves. 池塘被腐烂的叶子塞满了。◆~ sth up (with sth) The roads are choked up with traffic. 几条马路都在塞车。 [I] (NAmE, informal) to fail at sth, for example because you are nervous (因紧张等而)失败,失灵,失去作用 ●ˌchoke sth↔ˈbackto try hard to prevent your feelings from showing 强忍住;抑制;克制◆to choke back tears/anger/sobs 强忍住眼泪/愤怒/哭泣●ˌchoke sth↔ˈdownto swallow sth with difficulty 硬咽;硬吞●ˌchoke sth↔ˈoffto prevent or limit sth 阻止;制止;限制◆High prices have choked off demand. 高昂的价格制约了需求。to interrupt sth; to stop sth 打断;停止;终止◆Her screams were suddenly choked off. 她的尖叫声戛然而止。●ˌchoke ˈout●choke out sthto say sth with great difficulty because you feel a strong emotion (因感情激动而)哽咽着说,哽咽地说出某事◆He choked out a reply. 他哽咽着回答。◆+ speech'I hate you!' she choked out. “我恨你!” 她哽咽着说道。●ˌchoke ˈup(NAmE) to find it difficult to speak, because of the strong emotion that you are feeling (因感情激动而)哽咽◆She choked up when she began to talk about her mother. 她开始谈起母亲时,便哽咽着说不出话来。 chokeBrE /tʃəʊk/NAmE /tʃoʊk/ nouna device that controls the amount of air flowing into the engine of a vehicle (车辆发动机的)进气门an act or the sound of choking 窒息;哽噎;哽噎声;呛住的声音 |