单词 | suffocate |
释义 | suffocate['sʌfəkeit]vt.1.■把…闷死,使窒息而死:In most fires many people got killed not because they were burned to death but because they were suffocated.发生火灾时,在大多数情况下,许多人并非死于大火,而是死于窒息。2.■使窒息,使呼吸困难:to be suffocated with fear害怕得连大气也不敢出3.■使感到气闷:The tense atmosphere made everybody suffocate.大家都被这紧张的气氛搞得透不过气来。4.■闷熄:to suffocate the fire with earth用土把火压灭5.■抑制,扼制;阻止…的发展:Greed suffocates humanity and intuitive knowledge.贪婪可以灭绝人性和良知。vi.1.■被闷死:to suffocate in the water在水中被淹死2.■窒息,透不过气,呼吸困难:You will feel to suffocate at the top of the peak,but you never stop.在山顶你会感到呼吸困难,可是这时你千万不要停下脚步。3.■感到气闷4.■受扼制,受压制:The intelligence and wisdom of your children will suffocate if you don't give them enough time and space.如果你不给孩子充分的活动自由,他们的聪明才智就会被扼杀。变形vt.suffocatedsuffocating |
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