suffocate
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈsʌf.ə.keɪt/us/ˈsʌf.ə.keɪt/suffocateverb[I or T](DIE)
to (causesomeone to)diebecause of not having enoughoxygen:
（使）窒息而死；（使）闷死Thereportsaid that thevictimshad suffocated in thefumes.报告称那些受害者是被烟熏死的。
She suffocated him byholdingapillowover hishead.她用枕头压在他的头上把他闷死了。
Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
- aerobic
- aerobic respiration
- anaerobic respiration
- asphyxia
- asphyxiation
- breathable
- breathlessly
- draw breathphrase
- exhale
- heave
- puff
- puffed (out)
- shallow
- shortness
- sigh
- sleep apnoea
- smother
- strangulate
- suffocation
- throttle
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Death and dying
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suffocateverb[I or T](PREVENT)
topreventsomething or someone fromimprovingordevelopingin apositiveway
束缚，阻止…的发展；遏制Preventing and impeding
- anti-jamming
- avert
- avoid
- avoidable
- bar
- be a drag onsomeone/somethingidiom
- bottleneck
- derail
- fireproof
- hamper
- hang
- havesomeone/somethinghanging roundyourneckidiom
- head off
- hinder
- prejudice
- prevent
- preventable
- prevention
- prevention is better than cureidiom
- scuttle