| 单词 | suffocate |
| 释义 | suf·fo·cate transitive verb 1. 2. obsolete < let not hemp his windpipe suffocate — Shakespeare > 3. a. b. intransitive verb a. < the children locked in the chest suffocated > b. < she was suffocating in the hot little kitchen > c. Synonyms: < prisoners suffocated in the underground dungeon > suffocate also refers to situations in which breathing is impossible because mouth and nose are covered < suffocating under the mud and earth which had fallen over his head > asphyxiate is likely to refer to situations in which death comes through poisonous gases in the air or through lack of sufficient oxygen < asphyxiated by the chlorine gas in the cellar > stifle is likely to refer to situations in which breathing is difficult or impossible through lack of adequate fresh air and, often, presence of heat < closing a hatch to stop a fire and the destruction of a cargo was justified even if it was known that doing so would stifle a man below — O.W.Holmes †1935 > smother is likely to be used in situations in which the supply of oxygen is inadequate for life; it often suggests a deadening pall of smoke, dust, or other impurity in the air < smothered by the dust after the explosion > < a smell of soot which smothered the scent of wistaria and iris — Louis Bromfield > smother also refers to situations in which the mouth and nose are covered so that one cannot breathe < was smothered with a cushion > choke suggests difficulty in breathing through constriction, obstruction, or extreme irritation within the throat < choked to death by a brutal marauder > < choking on a chicken bone lodged in the throat > < choking as he breathed the acrid smoke > strangle also refers to constriction of the throat, obstruction of the windpipe, or irritation but it is more likely to indicate fatality or quite serious condition < fingers itched to strangle him — R.W.Buchanan > < strangling on a chicken bone > throttle may suggest external compression of the throat done forcefully for the purpose of subduing or overcoming resistance < heartbeats … so violent that they seemed … throttling hands to her throat — Edith Wharton > |
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