suffocateKK [ˋsʌfəˏket] /ˈsʌfəˌkeɪt/發音動詞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。