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suffocate

/ˈsʌfəkeɪt/

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verb

窒息，闷死。

To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body.

Examples :

"Open the hatch, he is suffocating in the airlock!"

打开舱门，他要在气闸舱里窒息了！

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verb

窒息，闷死。

To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body.

Examples :

"He suffocated his wife by holding a pillow over her head."

他用枕头捂住妻子的头，把她给闷死了。

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verb

感到窒息，喘不过气。

To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation.

Examples :

"The constant arguing between her siblings suffocated her with stress. "

她兄弟姐妹之间没完没了的争吵让她感到压力巨大，快要喘不过气了。

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verb

窒息，扼杀，闷死

To destroy; to extinguish.

Examples :

"to suffocate fire"

扑灭火焰

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adjective

窒息的，喘不过气来的

Suffocated; choked.

Examples :

"The smoke from the fire made the room suffocating, leaving everyone feeling choked and dizzy. "

火灾的烟雾让房间里变得令人窒息，每个人都感到喘不过气来，头晕目眩。

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