suffocate
翻譯
使窒息, 窒息
例句
The smoke was starting to suffocate him.
煙開始讓他窒息。
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.
新規定會扼殺創造力。
文法模式
((sb.)) 使（某人）窒息 The smoke was starting to suffocate him.
((無賓語)) 窒息 He was suffocating under the heavy blanket.
((sth.)) 扼殺（某事物） The new rules will suffocate creativity.
近義詞
Synonyms: choke, smother, stifle
詞源
源自拉丁語「suffocare」，由「sub-」（在...之下）和「fauces」（喉嚨）組成。字面意思是「從下面勒住喉嚨」。
記憶技巧
想像你的喉嚨（'fauces'）被「從下面（sub-）」擠壓。前綴「suf-」是「sub-」的變體。