suffocate

美 [ˈsʌfəkeɪt]英 [ˈsʌfəkeɪt]
  • v.窒息;(使)窒息而死;(把…)闷死;憋气;让人感觉闷热

派生词: suffocation n. 过去式: suffocated 现在分词: suffocating 过去分词: suffocated 第三人称单数: suffocates

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verb

1

(使)窒息而死;(把…)闷死
to die because there is no air to breathe; to kill sb by not letting them breathe air

Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars.

许多狗在热烘烘的汽车里给闷死了。

The couple were suffocated by fumes from a faulty gas fire.

由于劣质煤气取暖器漏气,这对夫妇窒息而死。

He put the pillow over her face and suffocated her.

他用枕头捂住她的脸,把她憋死了。

She felt suffocated by all the rules and regulations.

她受不了所有那些条条框框的束缚。

2

让人感觉闷热;憋气
if it is suffocating , it is very hot and there is little fresh air

Can I open a window? It's suffocating in here!

我可以打开窗户吗?这里面都快把人闷死了!

3


to die of suffocation

窒息而死

suffocate

频次

  • 1
    V-ERG (使)窒息而死;(把…)闷死
    If someone suffocates or is suffocated, they die because there is no air for them to breathe.

    He either suffocated, or froze to death...

    他要么是闷死的,要么是冻死的。

  • Many of the victims died of suffocation.

    许多遇难者是窒息死亡的。

  • 3
    V-ERG (使)呼吸困难;(使)憋闷
    If you say that you are suffocating or that something is suffocating you, you mean that you feel very uncomfortable because there is not enough fresh air and it is difficult to breathe.

    That's better. I was suffocating in that cell of a room...

    这样好些了,我刚才在那个小房间里快闷死了。

  • 4
    V-ERG (受)束缚;(受)扼制
    You say that a person or thing is suffocating, or that something is suffocating them, when the situation that they are in does not allow them to act freely or to develop.

    After a few weeks with her parents, she felt she was suffocating...

    和父母呆了几个星期后,她感到自己毫无自由。

verb

1
struggle for breath;have insufficient oxygen intake
he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
Synonym: gag choke strangle
2
feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating
3
be asphyxiated;die from lack of oxygen
The child suffocated under the pillow
Synonym: stifle asphyxiate
4
suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
His job suffocated him
Synonym: choke
5
become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village
Synonym: choke
6
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
Synonym: stifle asphyxiate choke
7
deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
Synonym: smother asphyxiate

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  1. A free city which was not genuinely free would suffocate freedom .

    一个并不真正自由的“自由城”将使自由受到窒息。

  2. Objective : To study the value of CT scanning in evaluation of newborn after suffocate .

    目的:通过CT检查,对新生儿窒息的预后进行更好的评价。

  3. She felt suffocated by all the rules and regulations .

    她受不了所有那些条条框框的束缚。

  4. Can I open a window ? It 's suffocating in here !

    我可以打开窗户吗?这里面都快把人闷死了!

  5. I nearly suffocated when the pipe on my breathing apparatus came adrift .

    我的呼吸器上的管子脱落时,我差一点窒息。

  6. The afternoon heat was suffocating .

    下午热得让人透不过气来。

  7. Some marriages can sometimes feel suffocating .

    有些婚姻有时候让人觉得受到束缚。

  8. There was no respite from the suffocating heat .

    闷热的天气根本没有缓解。

  9. That 's better . I was suffocating in that cell of a room

    这样好些了,我刚才在那个小房间里快闷死了。

  10. The governor 's proposals would actually cost millions of jobs and suffocate the economy .

    总督的计划可能会造成上百万人失业,并束缚经济发展。

  11. After a few weeks with her parents , she felt she was suffocating

    和父母呆了几个星期后,她感到自己毫无自由。

  12. He either suffocated , or froze to death

    他要么是闷死的,要么是冻死的。

  13. They were suffocated as they slept .

    他们睡觉时窒息而死。

  14. The airlessness of the room suffocated her .

    房间里密不透风,憋得她喘不上气来。

  15. The foul air in the tunnel almost suffocated him .

    隧道里的污浊空气差点让他窒息而亡。

  16. I feel suffocated if I don 't speak out .

    骨鲠在喉,一吐方快。

  17. During the fire , he was trapped under the cabin and was suffocated to death .

    火患发生时,他被困在舱底下窒息而死。

  18. I feel suffocated in a tightly closed room .

    闷屋子住着憋气。

  19. I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift .

    呼吸器上的管子脱落时,我差点给憋死。

  20. If you shut all the windows , I will suffocate .

    如果你把窗户全部关起来,我就会闷死。

  21. He has a feeling of tightness in the chest or a feeling that he is suffocating .

    他胸部觉得闷闷的,好象透不过气来。

  22. China public interest trust development suffocating 's legal analysis

    我国公益信托发展受阻的法律分析

  23. When someone 's always around me , I 'm like suffocating .

    如果有人一直在我身边,我会感到窒息。

  24. Patients may feel as if they are suffocating .

    患者可能会感到窒息,而药物治疗则可能失效。

  25. The Situation , Reason and Suggestion of Fruits Export Suffocated in China

    现阶段我国水果出口受阻的现状、原因及建议

  26. A long-term study on the respiratory function after asthmatic suffocating pneumonia

    喘憋性肺炎远期呼吸功能研究

  27. When someone 's always around me , I 'm suffocating .

    当有人总是在你身边,你会感觉窒息

  28. The Dynamic Monitoring of Blood Sugar in Suffocated Neonates and Nursing Care

    窒息新生儿血糖动态检测及其护理

  29. Global companies have been all over India , in effect suffocating local operators .

    遍布印度各地的跨国公司实际上扼制了当地运营商的发展。

  30. Hot and suffocating syndrome induced convulsion treated with integrated traditional Chinese and western medicine

    闷热综合征所致惊厥的中西医结合治疗