Word · Frequency #21617
suffocating
令人窒息的；憋闷的；压抑的
核心释义
Tending to cause suffocation; making it hard to breathe.
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倾向于使人窒息的；强烈到致命或危及生命的。
That tends to suffocate the target(s); so overwhelming and lethal or life-threatening as to suffocate; suffocative.
倾向于使人窒息的；强烈到致命或危及生命的。
用法In use
The smoke from the fire was suffocating, and we had to crawl to the exit.
用法提示：suffocating 作形容词，描述烟雾使人无法呼吸的特性。
The heat was suffocating, so we spent the afternoon in the air-conditioned mall.
用法提示：suffocating 作形容词，表示热得闷得透不过气。
He finally left the suffocating atmosphere of his hometown.
用法提示：suffocating 作形容词，比喻环境压抑得让人无法呼吸。
be suffocating
用于描述环境、天气或气氛让人难以呼吸。
The heat in the room was suffocating.
房间里的热气令人窒息。
find sth suffocating
find + 宾语 + suffocating 表示主观感受。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- suffocating heat
- 令人窒息的酷热
- The suffocating heat made it hard to breathe.令人窒息的酷热让人难以呼吸。
- suffocating smoke
- 令人窒息的烟雾
- Rescuers struggled to get through the suffocating smoke.救援人员艰难地穿过令人窒息的烟雾。
- suffocating atmosphere
- 令人窒息的气氛
- The meeting had a suffocating atmosphere of distrust.会议弥漫着令人窒息的不信任气氛。
- suffocating pressure
- 令人窒息的压力
- She felt suffocating pressure to succeed.她感到必须成功的令人窒息的压力。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：suffocating 里藏着 cat，想象一只猫被捂住口鼻，憋得快要窒息。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：空气不流通的场所、火灾或化学品泄漏现场、医疗急救记录 该词为中性用词，通常用于正式或书面语境，多用于描述烟雾、气体或密闭空间令人窒息的情形；口语中较少使用本义。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于描述令人窒息的环境或感觉。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词的结尾都含 -ating，发音均为 /eɪtɪŋ/，与 suffocating 的 /keɪtɪŋ/ 押韵。其中 locating、allocating、advocating 的 c 读 /k/，与 -cating 一致；fascinating、navigating、irritating 的辅音分别为 /n/、/ɡ/、/t/，但押韵。注意：exhausting 拼写相近但读 /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ/，不押韵。
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