suffocate
/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/verb
1- die or cause to die from lack of air or inability to breathe（使）窒息而死; （把…）闷死：
no obj. ten detainees suffocated in an airless police cell10个被拘留者被闷死在不通风的警所牢房里
with obj. she was suffocated by fumes from the boiler.她被锅炉冒出来的浓烟闷死。
1.1
- have or cause to have difficulty in breathing（使）窒息, （使）呼吸困难：
no obj. he was suffocating, his head jammed up against the back of the sofa他的头被沙发靠背挤住, 呼吸困难
with obj. you're suffocating me - I can scarcely breathe你要把我闷死了, 我几乎不能呼吸了
as adj. suffocating the suffocating heat.令人窒息的闷热。
1.2
- figurative feel or cause to feel trapped and oppressed〈喻〉（使）感到被压抑（或遏制）：
as adj. suffocated I felt suffocated by London.伦敦使我感到压抑。
派生词
suffocatingly
adverbsuffocation
noun词源
late 15th cent.: from Latin suffocat- 'stifled', from the verb suffocare, from sub- 'below' + fauces 'throat'.