suffocates

英['sʌfəkeɪt] 美['sʌfəkeɪt]
  • vt.使窒息；使缺氧；阻碍vi.窒息；窒息而亡；阻碍发展
suffocative suffocatingly suffocation suffocated suffocated suffocating suffocates
  • adjective n.形容词adj.形容词的；不独立的
  • of prep.关于；...的（表所属）；出身于；由于
  • suffix n.后缀vt.添后缀

详细释义

Verb:
  1. 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"

  2. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;

    "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

  3. become stultified, suppressed, or stifled;

    "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"

  4. suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of;

    "His job suffocated him"

  5. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen;

    "The child suffocated under the pillow"

  6. feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air;

    "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"

  7. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake;

    "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

双语例句

    用作不及物动词 (vi.)
    1. But they do suffocate from a lack of air.
      但它们确实也会因为缺少空气而窒息。
    2. The stale air made us suffocate.
      浑浊的空气使我们感到窒息。

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Suffolk suffix suffocated suffocate the fire Suffocated by your psychedelic eyesight.
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