| 单词 | suffocate |
| 释义 | suffocate (once / 1046 pages) v When you suffocate, you struggle for breath, either because you’re being choked to death or because you’re in a stifling room. You can also suffocate in a figurative sense anytime something is restricted. Suffocate can also mean to die from lack of oxygen. If you’re a miner who gets trapped in a collapsed mine, you'll likely suffocate. Less seriously, if the ventilation system is turned off in your school, you might feel as though you'll suffocate. And if your art teacher insists that you produce Dadaist paintings, you may feel that she's trying to suffocate your talent. WORD FAMILYsuffocate: suffocated, suffocates, suffocating, suffocation, suffocative+/suffocating: suffocatingly/suffocation: suffocations USAGE EXAMPLESTraditionally a grave disappointment, New Year’s Eve is at least a time to cut loose and escape the suffocating, sprout-scented stranglehold of the family Christmas. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Police say the woman intentionally suffocated her son, John, who most likely died of asphyxiation. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) They say the girl suffocated after lighting a fire to keep warm. BBC(Dec 20, 2016) 1v deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor Syn|Hyper asphyxiate, smother asphyxiate, stifle be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen kill cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly 2v impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of The foul air was slowly suffocating the children Syn|Hyper asphyxiate, choke, stifle block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude block passage through 3v struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake Syn|Hyper choke, gag, strangle hurt, suffer feel pain or be in pain 4v be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen The child suffocated under the pillow Syn|Hypo|Hyper asphyxiate, stifle asphyxiate, smother deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing strangle die from strangulation buy the farm, cash in one's chips, choke, conk, croak, decease, die, drop dead, exit, expire, give-up the ghost, go, kick the bucket, pass, pass away, perish, pop off, snuff it pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life 5v feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating Hyper feel be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state 6v suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of His job suffocated him Syn|Hyper choke choke become stultified, suppressed, or stifled dampen, stifle smother or suppress 7v become stultified, suppressed, or stifled He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village Syn|Hyper choke choke suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of become, turn undergo a change or development |
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