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suffocating

/ˈsʌfəˌkeɪtɪŋ/ /ˈsʌfəˌkeɪɾɪŋ/

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verb

窒息，闷。

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！他在气闸舱里快要窒息了！

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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

令人窒息，喘不过气。

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

Examples :

"The constant arguing between my siblings suffocated me; I felt overwhelmed and unable to breathe. "

我的兄弟姐妹之间没完没了的争吵让我感到窒息；我感觉喘不过气，简直要被压垮了。

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verb

窒息，扼杀。

To destroy; to extinguish.

Examples :

"to suffocate fire"

窒息火焰。

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noun

窒息, 呼吸困难

Examples :

"The suffocating heat in the classroom made it difficult to concentrate. "

教室里闷热得让人喘不过气，很难集中注意力。

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