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源自拉丁语 suffōcāre,源自sub- (在...之下) + fōx (喉咙)

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suffocate (第三人称单数简单现在时 suffocates,现在分词 suffocating,一般过去时及过去分词 suffocated)

  1. (作格) (使...)窒息,(使...)缺氧
    Open the hatch, he is suffocating in the airlock!
    打开舱口!他在气闸室里要窒息了!
    • 2020年11月2日, Jiu Xiao, “Chinese Communist Party Officials Push Anti-U.S. Propaganda While Sending Families to Live in the U.S.”, 出自 Minghui[1]:
      It is because of freedom, one netizen replied: Like air, you may not realize its importance, but when suffocating, you would know how precious it is.
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  2. (作格) (使...)窒息而死
    He suffocated his wife by holding a pillow over her head.
    他用枕头盖住妻子的头使窒息而死
  3. (作格比喻义) (使...)窒息,(使...)喘不过气,压倒
    I'm suffocating under this huge workload.
    这一大堆工作喘不过气来
    • 1962 April, “London Airport rail link”, 出自 Modern Railways,第 222 页:
      If the trend to private cars continues, the more quickly will the road traffic suffocate itself, [...].
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  4. (及物) 摧毁压制熄灭
    to suffocate fire
    盖灭

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suffocate (比较级 more suffocate最高级 most suffocate)

  1. (弃用) 窒息
    近义词:suffocatedchoked

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suffōcāte

  1. suffōcō第二人称复数现在时主动态命令式