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单词 asphyxiate
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
as•phyx•i•ate /æsˈfɪksiˌeɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
  1. to cause (someone) to lose consciousness or die by preventing normal breathing, as by gas or by smothering:[~ + object]asphyxiated by carbon monoxide in the closed garage.
  2. to die or lose consciousness in this way:[no object]The prisoners all asphyxiated in the sealed compartment.
as•phyx•i•a•tion /æsˌfɪksiˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
as•phyx•i•ate  (as fik′sē āt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to produce asphyxia in.
  2. to cause to die or lose consciousness by impairing normal breathing, as by gas or other noxious agents;
    choke;
    suffocate;
    smother.

v.i. 
  1. to become asphyxiated.
  • asphyxi(a) + -ate1 1830–40
as•phyx′i•a′tion, n. 
as•phyx′i•a′tor, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
asphyxiate /æsˈfɪksɪˌeɪt/ vb
  1. to cause asphyxia in or undergo asphyxia; smother; suffocate

asˌphyxiˈation n asˈphyxiˌator n
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