suffocate

KK [ˋsʌfəˏket] /ˈsʌfəˌkeɪt/

動詞

  1. 1

    使窒息、悶死、勒死

    The thick smoke nearly suffocated the trapped workers.

    濃煙差點讓受困的工人窒息。

  2. 2

    窒息而死、悶死

    Two of the victims suffocated before firefighters reached them.

    其中兩名受害者在消防員抵達前就已窒息身亡。

  3. 3

    呼吸困難、悶得受不了口語

    Open a window before we all suffocate in here.

    開扇窗吧,不然我們都要悶死了。

  4. 4

    壓抑、束縛、令人喘不過氣

    Constant supervision suffocates any creativity in the team.

    不斷的監督會壓抑團隊裡所有的創意。

  5. 5

    感到窒息、覺得受束縛

    She felt she was suffocating in that small town.

    她覺得自己在那個小鎮裡快要窒息了。