suffocate

[ˈsʌfəkeɪt] [ˈsʌfəˌket]
  • 第三人称单数:suffocates;
  • 过去式:suffocated;
  • 过去分词:suffocated;
  • 现在分词:suffocating;
  • 名词:suffocation;
  • 相关单词 suffocatedsuffocates
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    反义词
    • suffocate的反义词之:
      breathe
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    • Verb
      1. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing;
      "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow""The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
      2. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;
      "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
      3. become stultified, suppressed, or stifled;
      "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"
      4. suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of;
      "His job suffocated him"
      5. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen;
      "The child suffocated under the pillow"
      6. feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air;
      "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"
      7. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake;
      "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
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