- 使窒息,使不能呼吸,掐住…的脖子;呛:
The smoke almost choked me.
烟呛得我几乎透不过气来。
- 阻塞;堵塞;阻止:
The pipe was choked by cotton.
管道被棉花堵住了。
- 扑灭;闷住;扼杀:
The great fire was choked at last.
大火终于被扑灭。
By reducing the financial allocations, the government was choking the life out of their schools.
政府正通过削减财政拨款的办法来扼杀他们的学校。
- 抑制,压制 (感情等);阻止…的生长,妨碍…的发展 (常与 off连用):
Her voice was choked with sobs.
她泣不成声。
- 咽下,吞下 (常与down 连用):
He choked down his breakfast and rushed to the hospital.
他匆匆吞下早饭,急忙赶往医院。
- 使生气;使失望:
They were choked at his words.
他的话使他们很恼火。
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