suffocate

['sʌfəkeit]

vt. 使窒息, 使缺氧, 阻碍
vi. 窒息, 窒息而亡, 阻碍发展

vt.

1. 使窒息; 把……闷死

The smoke almost suffocated me.

这烟几乎把我窒息死了。

2. 扼制, 压制; 阻碍

vi.

1. 窒息, 呼吸困难; 被闷死

2. 受扼制; 受阻碍

词形变化

形容词: suffocative | 副词: suffocatingly | 名词: suffoca-tion | 动词过去式: suffocated | 动词过去分词: suffocated | 动词现在分词: suffocating | 动词第三人称单数: suffocates |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使窒息

smother  stifle  choke  muffle  asphyxiate  suppress  

同义参见:

strangle  damp  stifle  

反义参见:

breathe  

英英释义

动词 suffocate:

deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

同义词：smother, asphyxiate

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

同义词：stifle, asphyxiate, choke

become stultified, suppressed, or stifled

同义词：choke

suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of

同义词：choke

be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

同义词：stifle, asphyxiate

feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air

struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake

同义词：gag, choke, strangle

补充

suffocatesuffocate英:[ˈsʌfəkeit] 美:[ˈsʌfəˌket]vt. & vi.1.(使某人)窒息而死, (将某人)闷死The smoke and fumes almost suffocated me.烟雾差点儿把我闷死了。vi.1.呼吸困难, 窒息

例句

1. He either suffocated, or froze to death.他要么是闷死的, 要么是冻死的。 2. I choked and almost suffocated to death.我呛住了, 差点窒息。 3. That's better. I was suffocating in that cell of a room.现在好些了。我刚才在那个小房间里快闷死了。 4. Can you open the window? We're suffocating.打开窗户好吗？我们又闷又热。 5. After a few weeks with her parents, she felt she was suffocating.和父母待了几个星期后, 她感到自己非常压抑。 6. They were suffocated as they slept.他们睡觉时被闷死。 7. The airlessness of the room suffocated her.房间密不透风, 闷得她喘不过气来。 8. The governor's proposals would cause unemployment and suffocate the economy.州长的提案可能会导致失业, 并束缚经济发展。 9. Your possessiveness is suffocating me!你的占有欲让我喘不过气！ 10. In most fires many people got killed not because they were burned to death but because they were suffocated.发生火灾时，在大多数情况下，许多人并非死于大火，而是死于窒息。 11. to be suffocated with fear害怕得连大气也不敢出 12. The tense atmosphere made everybody suffocate.大家都被这紧张的气氛搞得透不过气来。 13. to suffocate the fire with earth用土把火压灭 14. Greed suffocates humanity and intuitive knowledge.贪婪可以灭绝人性和良知。 15. to suffocate in the water在水中被淹死 16. You will feel to suffocate at the top of the peak,but you never stop.在山顶你会感到呼吸困难，可是这时你千万不要停下脚步。 17. The intelligence and wisdom of your children will suffocate if you don't give them enough time and space.如果你不给孩子充分的活动自由，他们的聪明才智就会被扼杀。 18. [no obj.]ten detainees suffocated in an airless police cell.10个被拘留者被闷死在不通风的警所牢房里。 19. [with obj.]she was suffocated by fumes from the boiler.她被锅炉冒出来的浓烟闷死。 20. [no obj.]he was suffocating, his head jammed up against the back of the sofa.他的头被沙发靠背挤住，呼吸困难。 21. [with obj.]you're suffocating me—I can scarcely breathe.你要把我闷死了，我几乎不能呼吸了。 22. [as adj. suffocating]the suffocating heat.令人窒息的闷热。 23. [asadj. suffocated]I felt suffocated by London.伦敦使我感到压抑。 24. Don't put that pillow over her face—she could suffocate.不要把枕头放在她的脸上，她会窒息的。 25. The poor dog could suffocate in the car on a hot day like this.这么热的天，那只可怜的狗在车里会闷死的。 26. "I'm suffocating in this job. [=I can't express myself, act freely, etc., in this job]"这份工作令我很憋闷。 27. She was afraid that thick pillows and blankets could suffocate [=smother] the baby.她担心厚枕头和毯子会让婴儿窒息。 28. The victims were found suffocated.那些受害者是窒息而死的。 29. Anger and resentment slowly suffocated their marriage.愤怒和怨恨逐渐破坏了他们的婚姻。 30. Critics say that the new tax will suffocate local businesses.批评者说新税收将扼杀当地的企业。 31. We were suffocating in the stuffy boardroom.在通风不畅的董事会会议室里我们感觉透不过气来。 32. The victims died of suffocation.那些受害者是窒息而死的。