asphyxiate

英 [əsˈfɪksieɪt]

美 [əsˈfɪksieɪt]

v.  使窒息; 闷死

过去分词：asphyxiated　过去式：asphyxiated　第三人称单数：asphyxiates　现在分词：asphyxiating　

GRE

BNC.36527 / COCA.28732

牛津词典

verb

• 使窒息；闷死
  to make sb become unconscious or die by preventing them from breathing

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使窒息;使昏厥
  If someoneis asphyxiated, they die or lose consciousness because they are unable to breathe properly.
  1. Three people were asphyxiated in the crush for last week's train...
     在上周的火车撞车事故中有3人窒息死亡。
  2. John Doe died in his bath, asphyxiated by the fumes from a gas water-heater.
     一名男子死于浴室中，死因是吸入燃气热水器中排出的气体导致窒息。

英英释义

verb

• be asphyxiated
  1. The child suffocated under the pillow
  Synonym:suffocatestifle
• impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
  1. The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
  Synonym:suffocatestiflechoke
• deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
  1. Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
  2. The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor
  Synonym:smothersuffocate

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