英语词汇“suffocate”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

suf·fo·cate

(sŭfə-kāt′)

v. suf·fo·cat·ed, suf·fo·cat·ing, suf·fo·cates

v.tr.

1. To kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen.

2. To impair the breathing of or cause discomfort to by cutting off the supply of fresh air.

3. To suppress the development, imagination, or creativity of; stifle: "The rigid formality of the place suffocated her" (William Makepeace Thackeray).

v.intr.

1. To die from lack of air or oxygen.

2. To feel discomfort from lack of fresh air.

3. To become or feel oppressed; be stifled.

[Latin suffōcāre, suffōcāt- : sub-, sub- + faucēs, throat.]

suffo·ca′ting·ly adv.

suf′fo·cation n.

suffo·ca′tive adj.

单词	suffocate
释义	suf·fo·cate (sŭfə-kāt′) v. suf·fo·cat·ed, suf·fo·cat·ing, suf·fo·cates v.tr. 1. To kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen. 2. To impair the breathing of or cause discomfort to by cutting off the supply of fresh air. 3. To suppress the development, imagination, or creativity of; stifle: "The rigid formality of the place suffocated her" (William Makepeace Thackeray). v.intr. 1. To die from lack of air or oxygen. 2. To feel discomfort from lack of fresh air. 3. To become or feel oppressed; be stifled. [Latin suffōcāre, suffōcāt- : sub-, sub- + faucēs, throat.] suffo·ca′ting·ly adv. suf′fo·cation n. suffo·ca′tive adj.
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