choke

choke

英 [tʃəʊk]
　　美 [tʃok]

vt. 嗆；使窒息；阻塞；抑制；撲滅
　　vi. 窒息；阻塞；說不出話來
　　n. 窒息；噎；[動力] 阻氣門

v.(動詞)choke的基本意思是指在吃東西時由於咽喉阻塞、堵塞或極度刺激而咽不下去瞭,即“噎住”,引申可表示河流“阻塞”,人的呼吸“窒息”等。choke表示“哽”“噎”時,是不及物動詞; 表示“阻塞”“窒息”時是及物動詞,跟簡單賓語。

中文詞源：

choke 窒息

由cheek衍生出來的詞，詞義由臉頰引申為窒息。

例句：

1. It's enough to make them choke with apoplectic rage.
足以氣得讓他們說不出話來。

2. The brandy made him choke, but it restored his nerve.
雖說白蘭地嗆瞭他一下，卻讓他恢復瞭勇氣。

3. They warned the Chancellor that raising taxes in the Budget could choke off the recovery.
他們警告財政大臣說，預算中稅收的提高將阻礙經濟復蘇。

4. The coffee was almost too hot to swallow and made him choke for a moment.
咖啡燙得幾乎咽不下去，嗆得他好一會兒喘不過氣來。

5. When she learned the sad news, she found it hard to choke back her tears.
當她得知那個悲痛的消息時, 淚水止不住奪眶而出.