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suf·fo·cate AHD[sŭfʹə-kāt'] D.J.[ˈsʌfəˌkeɪt]K.K.[ˈsʌfəˌket]v.（动词）suf.fo.cat.ed, suf.fo.cat.ing, suf.fo.cates v.tr.（及物动词）- To kill or destroy by preventing access of air or oxygen.窒息而死，把…闷死：通过阻断空气或氧气通入而杀死或毁灭
- To impair the respiration of; asphyxiate.使呼吸困难：破坏呼吸；使窒息
- To cause discomfort to by or as if by cutting off the supply of fresh air.呼吸闭塞：通过或似通过阻断新鲜空气的供应使不适
- To suppress the development, imagination, or creativity of; stifle:扼制，压制：阻止…的发展、想象力或创造力："The rigid formality of the place suffocated her"(Thackeray)“这个地方呆板的礼节压制着她”(撒克里)
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To die from lack of air or oxygen; be asphyxiated.窒息：因空气或氧气缺乏而死亡；被窒息
- To feel discomfort from lack of fresh air.呼吸困难：因缺乏新鲜空气而感到不舒服
- To become or feel suppressed; be stifled.被扼制或感到压抑；被抑制
- Latin suffōcāre suffōcāt- 拉丁语 suffōcāre suffōcāt-
- sub- [sub-] sub- [前缀，表“较低，附属”]
- faucēs [throat] faucēs [咽喉]
sufʹfoca'tingly adv.（副词）suf'focaʹtion n.（名词）sufʹfoca'tive adj.（形容词） |