noun🔗Share阻风门 A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold."The mechanic adjusted the chokes on the old car's carburetor to help it start more easily in the cold weather. "机械师调整了老式汽车化油器上的阻风门，以帮助它在寒冷天气里更容易启动。vehiclemachinetechnicalfuelpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share锁喉，扼喉 In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.""The wrestling coach warned the team about the dangers of improperly applied chokes." "摔跤教练警告队员们不正确使用锁喉的危险性。sportactionweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share枪口收束, 喉缩。 A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot."The shotgun comes with a set of chokes to adjust the spread of the pellets. "这把猎枪配有一套枪口收束器，用来调整弹丸的散射范围。weapontechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share堵塞，阻碍物 A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage."The map showed a promising tunnel, but it turned out that several chokes made exploration beyond the first chamber impossible. "地图上显示有一个很有希望的隧道，但结果发现有几处堵塞，使得探索第一个洞室之外的区域变得不可能。geologygeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share花苞中心未成熟的花。 The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke."The artichoke's choke was a lovely, pale green. "朝鲜蓟花苞中心的嫩花呈可爱的浅绿色。vegetablefoodplantpartbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share扼流圈，扼流线圈 Choking coil"The electronics hobbyist used several chokes in the power supply circuit to filter out unwanted electrical noise. "这位电子爱好者在电源电路里用了好几个扼流圈，用来滤除不想要的电噪声。electronicsdevicemachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share发挥失常，关键时刻掉链子。 A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.""After leading the spelling bee for five rounds, Maria's chokes in the final round cost her the championship." "在拼字比赛中领先了五轮之后，玛丽亚在最后一轮的关键时刻掉链子让她失去了冠军。sportachievementnegativetendencyactiongameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share噎住，呛住 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."自从他被鱼刺卡住过一次，他就再也不肯吃鱼了。physiologymedicinebodysensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share噎住，窒息. 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."这件衬衫的领子太紧了，勒得我喘不过气来。medicinephysiologybodydiseaseactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share堵塞，阻塞。 To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it."to choke a cave passage with boulders and mud"用巨石和泥土堵塞洞穴通道。physiologymedicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share扼杀， 窒息， 阻碍。 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 in the garden chokes the tomato plants, preventing them from growing big and strong. "花园里的杂草扼杀了番茄幼苗，使它们无法茁壮成长。environmentbiologyagricultureplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share发挥失常，搞砸，砸锅 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."他很有天赋，但一到关键时刻就容易发挥失常。sportmindachievementactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share握笔很靠前，手握得很靠上。 To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool."Maria chokes up on her pencil when she needs to draw fine details. "需要画精细的细节时，玛丽亚总是把铅笔握得很靠上。artactionwritingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share受阻，窒碍，阻塞。 To be checked or stopped, as if by choking"The argument with her brother choked her ability to concentrate on her math homework. "和哥哥的争吵让她没法集中精力做数学作业，简直像是被噎住了一样。physiologybodyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share说不出话，哽咽。 To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking."Fear chokes her voice when she tries to speak in front of the class. "当她试图在班级面前说话时，恐惧让她哽咽，说不出话来。communicationlanguageactionphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share哽咽，说不出话。 To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion."Seeing her daughter graduate chokes her up every time. "每次看到女儿毕业，她都会哽咽得说不出话来。emotionsensationphysiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share哽咽，说不出话，激动地说不出话。 To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion."The memory of her grandmother's kindness still chokes her up whenever she thinks about it. "每当她想起奶奶的恩情，总是哽咽地说不出话来。emotionsensationmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share说不出话，哽咽。 To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example)."She chokes back tears and whispers, "I miss you." "她哽咽着，强忍住眼泪，轻声说：“我想你。”emotioncommunicationlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share闷车, 阻风门 To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine."He chokes the engine on cold mornings to help it start. "他会在寒冷的早晨拉阻风门来帮助引擎启动。vehicletechnicalmachinefuelChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share堵塞，壅塞。 (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 scientist explained that the nozzle chokes when the gas reaches the speed of sound at its narrowest point, preventing any further increase in flowrate. "科学家解释说，当气体在喷嘴最窄处达到音速时，喷嘴就会达到壅塞状态，从而阻止流量进一步增加。technicalphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share收窄，节流 To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun."The gunsmith chokes the shotgun barrel to improve its accuracy with buckshot. "枪匠收窄猎枪的枪管，以提高它在使用鹿弹时的精准度。technicalmachineweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
