asphyxiate

UK:  [æs'fɪksi.eɪt]

US:  [æs'fɪksi.eɪt]

第三人称单数：asphyxiates  现在分词：asphyxiating  过去式：asphyxiated  

v.

1.使窒息

1 . Small children sometimes choke or asphyxiate while trying to swallow big tablets.
幼儿在试图吞咽大药片时有时会噎住或窒息。

2 . Cole had never seen such an assertive killer before, she repeatedly assailed the guards, and tried to asphyxiate her cell mate.
科尔从没见过这样武断的凶手。她不断攻击狱警，并试图使自己的狱友窒息死亡。

3 . 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。

4 . Any of various snakes, such as the python or boa, that tightly coil around and asphyxiate their prey.
任一种蛇，如大蟒或蚺，能紧紧地缠绕其猎物并使其窒息。

5 . Carbon dioxide in pure form can asphyxiate because it is heavier than air.
因为二氧化碳比空气要重，纯净的二氧化碳可以使人窒息。