读音

/ˈtʃoʊk/

释义

• 动词:

  • 阻塞，使窒息：阻止空气进入（某人的）喉咙，导致呼吸困难。例如: “The smoke choked him.”
  • （情感上）使受挫，使无法表达：使（感情）难以表达或抑制。例如: “She was choked with tears.”
  • （机器等）突然停止运转：由于故障或堵塞而突然停止工作。例如: “The engine choked and died.”

• 名词:

  • 噎住，窒息：因阻塞呼吸道而导致的窒息感。例如: “He swallowed a pill without water and had a momentary choke.”
  • 过量，过剩：超过需要或容量的量。例如: “There’s a choke of cars on the road during rush hour.”

短语

• “choke back (tears)” 抑制住（眼泪）。
• “choke up” 在情感上变得哽咽，无法说话。
• “choke hazard” 可能引起窒息的危险物品。

例句

• 动词: “The baby choked on a piece of food and started crying.”
• 名词: “The room was filled with thick smoke, causing many people to choke.”

同义词

• As a verb:
  • stifle
  • smother
  • strangle
• As a noun:
  • obstruction
  • blockage
  • stifling