choke/tʃəʊk/

vt

1. 使窒息；使噎住；(烟、水等)呛

• He swallowed a plum-stone and was almost choked. 他咽下一颗梅核，差点儿噎死。

• The smoke almost choked me. 烟呛得我几乎透不过气来。

2. 塞满；堵塞

• Leaves choked the drain. 树叶把阴沟堵住了。

• The roads were choked with traffic. 这几条马路都塞车了。

3. 扑灭；扼杀(植物等)

• He choked a fire with water. 他用水把火扑灭了。

• The flowers were choked by weeds. 花被野草盖没而凋零。

4. 抑制(感情等)，压制

• Fury choked her words. 她愤怒得说不出话来。

vi

1. 窒息；噎住；呛

• He choked on a fishbone. 他给鱼刺卡住了。

• choke on one's laughter 笑得喘不过气来

2. 止住；哽住

• The words choked in his throat. 他一时语塞。

词组choke back 忍住

• choke back one's tears 忍住眼泪

choke down

1. 硬咽，硬吞

2. = choke back

choke off

1. 阻止；停止

• The drought choked off the town's supply of water. 干旱使这个镇断了水。

2. 劝阻；强制(某人)放弃

• The moderator could not choke him off. 仲裁人无法使他住嘴。

3. 责骂

• She got choked off for being late for the meeting. 她因开会迟到而受到斥责。

choke up

1. 塞住；塞满

• Leaves choked up the pipe. 树叶堵住了管道。

2. (因激动而)说不出话来

• She choked up over the flowers he gave her. 对着他给她送的花，她感动得说不出话来。

3. 握球棒的中段

• Don't choke up so far on the bat. 球棒别握得太靠当中。

4. 口 (因兴奋、紧张等)做不好

• She choked up in the finals and lost the game. 她在决赛中因过分紧张而输了。