| 单词 | suffocate |
| 释义 | suffocate['sʌfəkeit]vt. 使窒息, 噎住, 闷熄vi. 闷死, 窒息, 受阻【医】 使窒息 suffocate suf.fo.cate AHD: [s¾f“…-k³t”] D.J. [6sJf*7ke!t]K.K. [6sJf*7ket]v.（动词） suf.fo.cat.ed,suf.fo.cat.ing,suf.fo.cates v.tr.（及物动词）1. To kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen.窒息而死，把…闷死：通过阻断空气或氧气通入而杀死或毁灭2. To impair the respiration of; asphyxiate.使呼吸困难：破坏呼吸；使窒息3. To cause discomfort to by or as if by cutting off the supply of fresh air.呼吸闭塞：通过或似通过阻断新鲜空气的供应使不适4. To suppress the development, imagination, or creativity of; stifle:扼制，压制：阻止…的发展、想象力或创造力：“The rigid formality of the place suffocated her”(&b{Thackeray})“这个地方呆板的礼节压制着她”(撒克里)v.intr.（不及物动词）1. To die from lack of air or oxygen; be asphyxiated.窒息：因空气或氧气缺乏而死亡；被窒息2. To feel discomfort from lack of fresh air.呼吸困难：因缺乏新鲜空气而感到不舒服3. To become or feel suppressed; be stifled.被扼制或感到压抑；被抑制语源:1. Latin suff½c³re suff½c³t- 拉丁语 suff½c³re suff½c³t- 2. sub- [sub-] sub- [前缀，表“较低，附属”] 3. fauc¶s [throat] fauc¶s [咽喉] 继承用法:suf“foca”tingly adv.（副词）suf”foca“tion n.（名词）suf“foca”tive adj.（形容词） |
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