asphyxiate

英[əsˈfɪksieɪt]

美[æsˈfɪksiˌet]

GRE

基本释义

Three people were asphyxiated in the crush for last week's train...

在上周的火车撞车事故中有3人窒息死亡。

John Doe died in his bath, asphyxiated by the fumes from a gas water-heater.

一名男子死于浴室中，死因是吸入燃气热水器中排出的气体导致窒息。

We must trace the source of these noxious gases before they asphyxiate us.

在我们被这些有毒气体窒息之前,必须查出其来源.

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Verb

1. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing;
"Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"
"The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"
2. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;
"The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"
3. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen;
"The child suffocated under the pillow"