choking
present participle ofchoke
单词 | choking |
释义 | choking present participle ofchoke choke verb uk/tʃəʊk/us/tʃoʊk/chokeverb(STOP BREATHING)[IorT] If you choke, or if something chokes you, youstopbreathingbecause something isblockingyourthroat: She chokedtodeathon afishbone. Children can chokeonpeanuts. Peanuts can choke asmallchild. [T] to make someonestopbreathingbypressingtheirthroatwith thehands Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing
chokeverb(FILL)[Tusually passive](alsochoke up) tofillsomething such as aroadorpipe, so that nothing canpassthrough: Atlunchtimethestreetswere choked withtraffic. Closing and blocking
chokeverb(FAIL)[I]informal(alsochoke it) (usually insports) tofailto do something at atimewhen it isurgent, usually because yousuddenlyloseconfidence: He couldscorepointsat will during thequalifyingmatches, but in thefinalhecompletelychoked. Failing and doing badly
Phrasal verbschokesomethingback choke up choke up onsomething |
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