Suffocate
[ 'sʌfəket ]
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vt.& vi. （使某人）窒息而死;（将某人）闷死;阻碍;
vi. 呼吸困难，窒息;受扼制;受阻（发展不了）;
💡 词根助记
suf在…下面+foc喉咙+ate动词后缀→把手放喉咙下→窒息
📝 例句
She felt often she must suffocate.
她不时感到自己非窒息致死不可。
The heat of your bodies alone's enough to suffocate the old man...
单是这股子人气也要把老太爷熏坏了
To undergo asphyxia;suffocate.
窒息经历窒息；被闷死
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。
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。
🌱 联想助记
【记】谐音“仨佛剋他”:犯了点小错仨佛就轮流剋他,真让他窒息
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
suffocate
v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sb to) die as a result of not being able to breathe （使某人）窒息而死; （将某人）闷死
Passengers suffocated in the burning aircraft. 乘客在燃烧的飞机中窒息死亡.
The fireman was suffocated by the fumes. 那个消防队员让浓烟憋死了.
2 [I] have difficulty in breathing 呼吸困难; 窒息
I'm suffocating in here; can't we open a few windows? 我觉得这儿很憋气, 咱们开几扇窗户好吗?
🔁 扩展释义
*['sʌfәkeit]vt. 使窒息, 噎住, 闷熄vi. 闷死, 窒息, 受阻【医】 使窒息
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couldn't you?
不是吗？
In college I majored in physics, What was you major?
大学时我主修物理，你主修什么呢？
They feared that the mummy would fall to pieces when they cut it open, but fortunately this has not happened.
他们曾担心在把木乃伊切开后，它会散成碎片，但幸运得很，这种情况并未发生。