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choke

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they choke
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he / she / it chokes
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past simple choked
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past participle choked
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-ing form choking
🔊/ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/
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Phrasal Verbs
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] to be unable to breathe because the passage to your lungs is blocked or you cannot get enough air; to make somebody unable to breathe（使）窒息，哽噎
    • She almost choked to death in the thick fumes.她几乎被浓烟呛死。🔊🔊
    • choke on something He was choking on a piece of toast.他被一块烤面包噎得喘不过气来。🔊🔊
    • choke somebody Very small toys can choke a baby.很小的玩具可使婴儿窒息。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • My son nearly choked on one of those nuts.我儿子差点儿让一颗坚果给噎住。
    • The fumes from the burning tyres made her choke.轮胎燃烧的浓烟使她呼吸困难。
    • The device contains small parts which could easily choke a child.这个装置有小零件，很容易使儿童窒息。
    • The water flooded his mouth, choking him.水淹没了他的嘴，使他窒息。
    • Thick clouds of dust choked him.灰尘弥漫让他感到窒息。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • almost
    • nearly
    verb + choke
    • make somebody
    preposition
    • on
    phrases
    • choke (somebody) to death
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  2. [transitive] choke somebody to make somebody stop breathing by pressing their throat, especially with your fingers （掐住喉咙）使停止呼吸，使窒息synonym strangle
    • He may have been choked or poisoned.他可能是被掐死或毒死的。🔊🔊
    • She had been choked to death when her necklace snagged on overhanging branches.她的项链在悬垂的树枝上咬住，她被掐死了。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • almost
    • nearly
    verb + choke
    • make somebody
    preposition
    • on
    phrases
    • choke (somebody) to death
    See full entry
  3. [intransitive, transitive] to be unable to speak normally especially because of strong emotion; to make somebody feel too emotional to speak normally（尤指感情激动而）说不出话来；使哽咽
    • choke (with something) His voice was choking with rage.他气得声音哽咽。🔊🔊
    • choke something Despair choked her words.她绝望得说不出话来。🔊🔊
    • ‘I can't bear it,’ he said in a choked voice.“我实在忍不下去了。” 他声音哽咽地说道。🔊🔊
    • choke somebody The panic rising in his throat threatened to choke him.喉咙里升起的恐惧使他几乎喘不上气来。
    see also choked
  4. [transitive, usually passive] to block or fill a passage, space, etc. so that movement is difficult阻塞，塞满，堵塞（通道、空间等）
    • be choked with something The pond was choked with rotten leaves.池塘被腐烂的叶子塞满了。🔊🔊
    • be choked up with something The roads are choked up with traffic.几条马路都在塞车。🔊🔊
    • In summer the roads around the town are choked up with traffic.夏季，镇上的道路交通拥挤。
  5. [intransitive] (informal) to fail at something, for example because you are nervous（因紧张等而）失败，失灵，失去作用
    • We were the only team not to choke at the big moment.我们是唯一一支在关键时刻不窒息的球队。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
    6. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old English ācēocian (verb), from cēoce ‘cheek, jaw’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kaak.

choke

noun
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  1. a device that controls the amount of air flowing into the engine of a vehicle（车辆发动机的）进气门
    • an automatic choke自动扼流圈
    Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
  2. an act or the sound of choking窒息；哽噎；哽噎声；呛住的声音
    • She gave a little choke of laughter.她轻声地扑哧一笑。
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old English ācēocian (verb), from cēoce ‘cheek, jaw’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kaak.