suffocate
翻译
使窒息, 窒息
例句
The smoke was starting to suffocate him.
烟开始让他窒息。
He was suffocating under the heavy blanket.
他在厚厚的毯子下快要窒息了。
The new rules will suffocate creativity.
新规定会扼杀创造力。
语法模式
((sb.)) 使（某人）窒息 The smoke was starting to suffocate him.
((无宾语)) 窒息 He was suffocating under the heavy blanket.
((sth.)) 扼杀（某事物） The new rules will suffocate creativity.
近义词
Synonyms: choke, smother, stifle
词源
源自拉丁语“suffocare”，由“sub-”（在...之下）和“fauces”（喉咙）组成。字面意思是“从下面勒住喉咙”。
记忆技巧
想象你的喉咙（'fauces'）被“从下面（sub-）”挤压。前缀“suf-”是“sub-”的变体。