suffocated
past simple and past participle ofsuffocate
| 单词 | suffocated |
| 释义 | suffocated past simple and past participle ofsuffocate suffocate verb[IorT] uk/ˈsʌf.ə.keɪt/us/ˈsʌf.ə.keɪt/suffocateverb[I or T](DIE)to (causesomeone to)diebecause of not having enoughoxygen: Thereportsaid that thevictimshad suffocated in thefumes. She suffocated him byholdingapillowover hishead. Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Death and dying Murder & attempted murder suffocateverb[I or T](PREVENT)topreventsomething or someone fromimprovingordevelopingin apositiveway Preventing and impeding
Examplesofsuffocatedsuffocated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The texts of the plays were so passionately coddled throughout that the subtext gotsuffocatedin the embrace. From theCambridge English Corpus On his release he went to her home andsuffocatedher. From theCambridge English Corpus While making sure that devices are safe, useful, effective, and reasonably priced, they also have to ensure that innovation is notsuffocatedby standardization, regulation, and no-risk policies. From theCambridge English Corpus As a result, there is a considerably greater risk of explosions, fires and of people beingsuffocated. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English I wassuffocatedwith the anguish of it all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It will be no more than a token if it issuffocatedbeneath general policing methods which amount to a direct contradiction of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Most of these deaths, which could be prevented, are clearly due to having a baby in bed and it being overlaid andsuffocated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The police may besuffocatedwith good will. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The free market in housing has beensuffocated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If that can be described as love, the poor people are going to besuffocatedwith it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be a nice thing to do with an amendment to say that no one individual should besuffocated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some immigrants have even beensuffocatedwhile hidden in the backs of lorries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In state hands, industries are subsidised by taxpayers,suffocatedby political and bureaucratic control and denied the chance to compete overseas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We must also ensure that the charitable impulse is notsuffocatedby rules and regulations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Scottish clubs are beingsuffocatedby the rating system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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