| 单词 | choke up |
| 释义 | choke up —choke /tʃəʊk/ aep /tʃoʊk/ noun [C or U] ► F0 a device in a motor vehicle that changes the amount of air going into the engine, allowing more fuel compared to air to go in and therefore making the engine easier to startThesaurus+: ↑The interior of vehiclesThesaurus+: ↑The engine and engine parts , ↑Engines and motorsverb (STOP BREATHING) ↑Verb Endings for choke F0 [I or T] If you choke, or if something chokes you, you stop breathing because something is blocking your throat: » She choked to death on a fish bone.» Children can choke on peanuts.» Peanuts can choke a small child.Thesaurus+: ↑Breathing and stopping breathingF0 [T] to make someone stop breathing by pressing their throat with the hands Thesaurus+: ↑Breathing and stopping breathingverb [I] (ALSO choke it) informal (FAIL) ↑Verb Endings for choke ► F0 (usually in sports) to fail to do something at a time when it is urgent, usually because you suddenly lose confidence: » He could score points at will during the qualifying matches, but in the final he completely choked.Thesaurus+: ↑Failing and doing badlyverb [T usually passive] (ALSO choke up) (FILL) ↑Verb Endings for choke ► F0 to fill something such as a road or pipe, so that nothing can pass through: » At lunchtime the streets were choked with traffic.Thesaurus+: ↑Closing and blocking |
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