suffocate
pronunciation
UK [ˈsʌfəkeɪt]
US [ˈsʌfəˌket]
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- vt.& vi.
- (使某人)窒息而死
- (将某人)闷死
- 阻碍
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- vi.
- 呼吸困难,窒息
- 受扼制
- 受阻(发展不了)
Word Origin
suffocate 使窒息,闷死
来自拉丁语 suffocare,窒息,扼住咽喉,来自 suf-,在下,fauces,喉咙,词源同 faucet,水龙头。
Example
- 1. Taxes will suffocate the dwindling population of young workers .
- 税收会窒息人口数量日益缩小的年轻工人。
- 2. I could feel myself starting to suffocate .
- 我感到自己开始窒息。
- 3. Most humans would drown , suffocate , roast or freeze to death .
- 大多数人类都会被淹死,闷死,烤死或冻死。
- 4. Without this vital exchange our cells would quickly die and leave the body to suffocate .
- 没有这至关重要的交换过程,我们的细胞就会迅速地死去,我们的躯体也会窒息。
- 5. The republicans propose to strangle government once and for all . Mr obama 's policies suffocate federal programmes slowly .
- 共和党的主张会一劳永逸地卡死政府,而奥巴马的政策则是缓缓地让联邦项目窒息。
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