Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #6075
choke
窒息;呛住;噎住
To be unable to breathe because the windpipe is blocked, for example by food.
- 1.
To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe (for instance food or other objects that go down the wrong way, or fumes or particles in the air that cause the throat to constrict).
因气管阻塞而无法呼吸
- 2.
To prevent (someone) from breathing or talking by strangling or filling the windpipe.
通过掐住或填塞气管使人无法呼吸或说话
- 3.
To obstruct (a passage, etc.) by filling it up or clogging it.
通过填满或堵塞来阻塞通道等
- 4.
To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to kill (a plant by robbing it of nutrients); to extinguish (fire by robbing it of oxygen).
阻碍或抑制,如生长、扩展、进步等;通过剥夺营养杀死植物;通过剥夺氧气熄灭火焰
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To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
将手指移到铅笔、画笔或其他艺术工具的尖端附近
- 6.
To hold the club or bat lower on the shaft in order to shorten one's swing.
握住球杆或球棒的下部以缩短挥杆
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To be checked or stopped, as if by choking
被阻止或停止,仿佛被窒息
- 8.
To check or stop (an utterance or voice) as if by choking.
阻止或停止(发声或声音),仿佛被窒息
- 9.
To have a feeling of strangulation in one's throat as a result of passion or strong emotion.
因激情或强烈情感而感到喉咙窒息
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To give (someone) a feeling of strangulation as a result of passion or strong emotion.
因激情或强烈情感使人感到窒息
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To say (something) with one’s throat constricted (due to emotion, for example).
因情感等喉咙收缩地说话
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To use the choke valve of (a vehicle) to adjust the air/fuel mixture in the engine.
使用(车辆)的阻风门调节发动机的空气/燃料混合比
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To reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at the narrowest point of the duct becoming sonic (Ma = 1).
达到最大流量状态,因为管道最窄处的流动变为音速(Ma = 1)
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To make or install a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
制造或安装阻塞装置,如在弹药筒中或猎枪枪管内
掐住…的脖子;使窒息;堵塞;阻塞;抑制;扼杀;闷熄;(使)哽咽;(使)语塞;哽咽着说;握(笔、球棒等)靠近工作端;短握
In use
He choked on a piece of meat and had to be helped immediately.
She choked with emotion as she delivered her speech.
I always choke under pressure and can't perform well.
choke on sth
常指因食物或异物噎住喉咙。
He almost choked on a fish bone.
他差点被鱼刺噎住。
choke sb/sth
及物用法,表示使人或物窒息、阻塞。
The thick smoke choked the firefighters.
浓烟呛得消防员喘不过气。
choke back sth
用于抑制情感如眼泪、愤怒等。
She choked back her tears during the speech.
她在演讲中强忍住眼泪。
Connections
Collocations
- choke on
- 被…噎住;因…呛到
- He started to choke on a fish bone.他被一根鱼刺噎住了。
- choke to death
- 窒息而死
- The smoke almost choked her to death.浓烟几乎使她窒息而死。
- choke back
- 强忍住(眼泪、怒火等)
- She choked back her tears and continued speaking.她强忍住眼泪,继续发言。
- choke up
- (因激动)哽咽,说不出话
- He choked up when he talked about his mother.说到他母亲时,他哽咽了。
- choke off
- 阻断;抑制
- The new policy could choke off economic growth.新政策可能会抑制经济增长。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 choke 中 ch 像被呛住时喉咙的憋气声,ke 像“咳”,气管被堵咳不出,即窒息。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话(吃东西呛到)、急救或安全提醒、新闻报道(描述窒息事件) choke 表示“噎住/呛住”时属于中性常用词,多用于日常对话、急救说明和新闻报道。具体使用时常说 choke on something(被某物噎到)。在更正式的医疗或法律文件中,医生或警方可能会用更专业的说法,但日常交际中 choke 很自然。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上按英式发音:joke、spoke、woke、smoke、stroke 与 choke 同韵(/əʊk/)。注意 chock 拼写相近,但读 /tʃɒk/,与 /tʃəʊk/ 不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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