verb🔗Share窒息する, むせる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)."Ever since he choked on a bone, he has refused to eat fish."彼は骨でむせてから、魚を食べるのを拒否している。medicinephysiologybodydiseasesensationbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share窒息させる, 喉を絞めるTo prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe."The collar of this shirt is too tight; it’s choking me."このシャツの襟はきつすぎて、窒息しそうです。bodyphysiologymedicineactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share詰まらせる, 窒息させるTo obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it."to choke a cave passage with boulders and mud"岩や泥で洞窟の通路を詰まらせるphysiologybodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share妨げる, 窒息させる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)."The weeds were choking the tomato plants in the garden. "雑草が庭のトマトの苗を窒息させていた。environmentbiologyplantagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareプレッシャーに負ける, 脆くなるTo perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning."He has a lot of talent, but he tends to choke under pressure."彼は才能があるが、プレッシャーに負けやすい。sportmindachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share鉛筆、筆、または他の画材の先端に非常に近いところに指を動かすTo move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool."The student was choking the pencil, holding it right at the tip as he painstakingly drew a fine line. "生徒は鉛筆を握りしめ、苦労して細い線を引く際に、先端のすぐ近くに指を置いていた。artwritingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share窒息する, むせるTo be checked or stopped, as if by choking"The company's growth was choking due to a lack of funding. "資金不足のため、会社の成長は窒息していた。physiologymedicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share詰まらせる, 抑えるTo check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking."The speaker was choking back tears as she thanked everyone for their support. "スピーカーは、皆に感謝の言葉を述べながら、涙を抑えていた。physiologybodycommunicationlanguagesensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareむせるTo have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion."Seeing her daughter graduate after years of hard work, the mother was choking with pride. "何年もの努力の末、娘が卒業するのを見て、母親は誇らしさでむせび泣いた。emotionsensationbodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share絞め殺す, むせるTo give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion."The overwhelming love she felt for her newborn baby was choking her with emotion. "生まれたばかりの赤ちゃんへの圧倒的な愛情が、彼女を感情でむせさせた。emotionsensationmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share詰まるように言うTo say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example)."She was choking back tears as she told them she wouldn't be able to come home for the holidays. "彼女は、休暇で家に帰れないと詰まるようにして彼らに言った。emotioncommunicationhumanbodysensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareチョークを使うTo use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine."He was choking the engine to help it start on the cold morning. "彼は寒い朝にエンジンを始動させるためにチョークを使っていました。vehiclefuelmachinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareチョーク(of a duct) To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1)."The pipe choking limited the water flow, even when we increased the pressure. "パイプのチョーク現象により、圧力を上げても水の流れが制限されました。physicstechnicalenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareチョークするTo make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun."The gunsmith is choking the barrel of the shotgun to improve its accuracy. "銃砲店主は、精度を上げるために散弾銃の銃身をチョークしています。technicalweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share窒息The process in which a person's airway becomes blocked, resulting in asphyxia in cases that are not treated promptly."The lifeguard quickly performed the Heimlich maneuver to stop the child's choking. "ライフガードは、子供の窒息を止めるために、すぐにハイムリッヒ法を行いました。medicinephysiologybodydiseaseconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share窒息The act of coughing when a foreign object (i.e. food, beverages) becomes lodged in a person's airway."The baby's sudden choking scared his mother, who quickly performed the Heimlich maneuver. "赤ちゃんの突然の窒息に母親は驚き、すぐにハイムリッヒ法を行った。medicinephysiologybodyconditionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
