choke

/tʃəʊk/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

（使）窒息；堵塞；窒息；哽咽

释义与例句

v. （使）窒息；堵塞
to be unable to breathe because something is blocking the throat; to block a passage
  1. He choked on a piece of bread during dinner.
    他在晚餐时被一块面包噎住了。
  2. The thick smoke choked the firefighters inside the building.
    浓烟使楼内的消防员窒息。
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  1. Weeds are choking the flowers in the garden.
    杂草把花园里的花挤得无法生长。
n. 窒息；哽咽
an act or sound of choking
  1. She gave a small choke and then continued speaking.
    她哽咽了一下，然后继续说话。
  2. A sudden choke prevented him from answering.
    一阵突如其来的哽咽让他无法回答。
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  1. The engine made a strange choke before it stopped.
    引擎熄火前发出了奇怪的闷响。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 choke 读起来像“抽可”，喘不上气时只能“抽抽”地呼吸。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • choking 令人窒息的
    形容词或动名词形式
同义词
  • strangle 勒死；使窒息
    更强调外部施加力量造成窒息
    The scarf nearly strangled him when it caught in the machine. 围巾被机器缠住，差点把他勒死。
常见搭配
  • choke on 被……噎住
    Be careful not to choke on the fish bones. 小心别被鱼刺噎住。
  • choke back tears 强忍住泪水
    She choked back tears as she said goodbye. 她道别时强忍住泪水。
  • choke off 阻止；切断
    The government choked off funding for the project. 政府切断了该项目的资金。