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suffocation

/ˌsʌfəˈkeɪʃən/

Meanings
noun

窒息， 呼吸困难

Asphyxia—a condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body accompanied by an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide leads to loss of consciousness or death.

Examples :

"A child left unattended may die of suffocation."
无人看管的儿童可能会因窒息而死亡。
medicine physiology condition disease body

Related Words

Illustration condition

condition noun

/kənˈdɪʃən/

条件, 前提.

"The condition for getting a raise at work is meeting your quarterly targets. "

在公司，获得加薪的条件是达到你的季度目标。

Illustration accompanied

accompanied adjective

/əˈkʌmpnid/

陪伴的，陪同的

"The accompanied minor was nervous about flying alone, but a flight attendant stayed with him until takeoff. "

这个有陪同人员的未成年人独自乘机感到很紧张，一位空乘人员一直陪着他直到起飞。

Illustration unattended

unattended adjective

/ˌʌnətɛndɪd/ /ˌʌnəˈtɛndɪd/

无人看管，无人照看

"System administrators may schedule an unattended installation of the software."

系统管理员可以安排软件的无人值守安装。

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particular noun

/pəˈtɪkjələ/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚ/

细节，要点

"The teacher pointed out a particular detail in the math problem that several students missed. "

老师指出了这道数学题里一个特别的细节，很多学生都忽略了。

Illustration decrease

decrease noun

/dɪˈkriːs/ /ˈdiːkriːs/

减少, 减小

"One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years."

一个研究团队记录到，在过去十年里，白水冰川每年减少的长度约为27米。

Illustration extreme

extreme noun

/ɛkˈstɹiːm/ /ɪkˈstɹim/

顶点，极致。

"The extreme of the workday was the three-hour meeting. "

工作日最让人崩溃的顶点就是那个长达三小时的会议。

Illustration reported

reported verb

/ɹəˈpoːtəd/ /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪd/ /ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪd/

报告，汇报，报道

"The student reported the missing book to the librarian. "

那个学生向图书馆员报告了丢失的书。

Illustration consciousness

consciousness noun

/ˈkɒnʃəsnəs/ /ˈkɑnʃəsnəs/

意识，知觉

"My brother's lack of consciousness during the lecture made it hard for him to understand the material. "

我弟弟上课时没精打采，缺乏意识，所以很难理解讲的内容。

Illustration increase

increase noun

/ɪnˈkriːs/ /ˈɪŋkriːs/

增长，增加额。

"The increase in homework assignments this week was significant. "

这周的家庭作业量增长了很多。

Illustration concentration

concentration noun

/ˌkɒnsənˈtɹeɪʃən/ /ˌkɑnsənˈtɹeɪʃən/

专注，集中，专心。

"My concentration was high during the important math test. "

在重要的数学考试中，我非常专注。

Illustration asphyxia

asphyxia noun

/æsˈfɪksiə/ /æsˈfɪksiːə/

窒息，窒闷

"Asphyxia may result from choking, drowning, electric shock, or injury."

窒息可能是由噎住、溺水、触电或受伤导致的。

Illustration suffocations

suffocations noun

/ˌsʌfəˈkeɪʃənz/

窒息, 呼吸衰竭

"A child left unattended may die of suffocation."

无人照看的孩子可能会因窒息而死亡。