Suffocate



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. ( 使) 窒息而死
• ［英］ v. ( 使) 窒息而死 ( to die from being unable to breathe)
• ［类］ suffocate : oxygen / starve : nutrients ( 窒息缺乏氧气 / 饥饿缺乏营养物)
• ［记］ suf ( 下面) ＋foc ( 喉咙) ＋ate -> 在喉咙下面 -> 使...窒息

Webster Collegiate

verb (-cated; -cating)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Latin suffocatus, past participle of suffocare to choke, stifle, from sub- + fauces throat
• Date: 15th century
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a.
      • (1) to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
      • (2) to deprive of oxygen
    • b. to make uncomfortable by want of fresh air
  • 2. to impede or stop the development of
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to become suffocated:
    • a.
      • (1) to die from being unable to breathe
      • (2) to die from lack of oxygen
    • b. to be uncomfortable through lack of fresh air
  • 2. to become checked in development
• ? suffocation noun
• ? suffocative adjective

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