choke
vt. 窒息, 阻塞, 噎, 抑制 vi. 窒息, 阻塞, 噎 n. 窒息, 噎, 阻气门
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教材释义与例句
呛；使窒息；阻塞；抑制；扑灭
if something chokes you, it makes you unable to breathe properly
窒息；阻塞；说不出话来
释义与例句
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A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
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In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
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A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
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A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.
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A choking coil.
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A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.
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The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke.
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To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
窒息
呛
噎住
不及物Ever since he choked on a bone, he has refused to eat fish.
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To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
使窒息
及物The collar of this shirt is too tight; it’s choking me.
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To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.
及物to choke a cave passage with boulders and mud
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To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).
及物1697, John Dryden (translator), “The Fifth Pastoral,” lines 55-56, in The Works of Virgil, London: Jacob Tonson, p. 22, No fruitful Crop the sickly Fields return; But Oats and Darnel choak the rising Corn.
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To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition, especially when one appears to be clearly winning.
非正式 不及物He has a lot of talent, but he tends to choke under pressure.
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To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
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To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
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To be checked or stopped, as if by choking
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To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.
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To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.
不及物2007, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Wizard of the Crow, New York: Knopf Doubleday, Book 3, p. 435, Tajirika felt himself choking with anger. How dare those hussies interfere with his business?
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To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.
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To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).
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To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.
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To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).
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To make or install a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
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词源
From Middle English choken (also cheken), from earlier acheken, from Old English āċēocian (“to choke”), probably derived from Old English ċēoce, ċēace (“jaw, cheek”), see cheek. Cognate with Icelandic kok (“throat”), koka (“to gulp”). See also achoke.
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