to choke
01
窒息, 噎住
to experience difficulties when breathing because one's throat is blocked by something
Intransitive: to choke | to choke on sth
例子
He began to choke on the piece of bread he was eating.
他开始被正在吃的那片面包噎住。
The child was choking on a grape and needed immediate assistance.
孩子被葡萄噎住了，需要立即援助。
02
窒息, 喘不过气
to die or stop breathing
Intransitive
例子
The man choked during the intense race and collapsed.
那个男人在激烈的比赛中窒息并倒下了。
He choked in his sleep, and it was a tragic loss for his family.
他在睡梦中窒息，这对他的家人来说是一个悲惨的损失。
03
哽咽, 说不出话来
to not be able to speak clearly and normally due to experiencing very strong emotions
Intransitive
例子
She began to choke on her words as she tried to express her gratitude through tears.
当她试图通过眼泪表达感激之情时，她开始哽咽。
During the emotional speech, he almost choked, overwhelmed by the memories he was sharing.
在充满感情的演讲中，他几乎哽咽，被他分享的回忆所淹没。
04
勒紧, 使窒息
to feel too tight or squeezed, often causing discomfort from rubbing or pressing
Transitive: to choke sb/sth
例子
The collar of the shirt choked him, making it hard to breathe.
衬衫的领子勒得他喘不过气来。
The heavy scarf choked her neck, so she had to loosen it.
厚重的围巾勒住了她的脖子，所以她不得不松开它。
05
掐住, 使窒息
to block the throat, hinder breathing and cause suffocation
Transitive: to choke sb
例子
Faced with danger, she instinctively tried to choke the attacker to break free.
面对危险，她本能地试图掐住攻击者的脖子以挣脱。
In a life-threatening situation, he used his knowledge of martial arts to choke the assailant and protect himself. Criminal Act:
在危及生命的情况下，他利用自己的武术知识掐住袭击者的脖子以保护自己。犯罪行为：
06
加浓, 阻塞
to make the fuel mixture richer in a motor by reducing the amount of air that enters
Transitive: to choke an engine or carburetor
例子
You need to choke the engine when starting it on a cold morning.
在寒冷的早晨启动发动机时，你需要阻风。
He choked the carburetor to get the motor running smoothly.
他阻风了化油器以使发动机平稳运行。
07
扼杀, 抑制
to stop something from developing or growing by blocking or limiting it
Transitive: to choke development of something
例子
The new law could choke the growth of small businesses.
新法律可能会扼杀小企业的增长。
Poor planning might choke the progress of the project.
糟糕的规划可能会扼杀项目的进展。
08
窒息, 停止
to be prevented from continuing or developing
Intransitive
例子
The project choked when funding ran out halfway through.
项目在资金中途耗尽时窒息了。
The flow of information choked during the technical difficulties.
在技术困难期间，信息流被阻塞了。
09
阻塞, 堵塞
to block or fill a passage, making it unable to allow free movement or flow
Transitive: to choke a pathway
例子
o block or fill a passage, making it unable to flow or move freely
窒息意味着阻塞或填满通道，使其无法自由流动或移动。
The heavy snowfall choked the roads, causing traffic jams.
大雪阻塞了道路，导致交通堵塞。
10
抑制, 忍住
to hold back or control strong feelings
Transitive: to choke an emotion
例子
He tried to choke his laughter during the serious meeting.
他试图在严肃的会议中忍住笑声。
He choked his anger, not wanting to lash out.
他抑制住了怒火，不想爆发。
11
搞砸, 在关键时刻失败
to perform poorly or fail unexpectedly when winning or favored to win
Intransitive
Slang例子
They were about to win but choked at the last moment.
他们即将获胜，但在最后一刻搞砸了。
Do n't choke under pressure.
不要在压力下掉链子。
Choke
01
阻风门, 节气门
a device in a carburetor that restricts airflow to enrich the fuel-air mixture for starting a cold engine
例子
The choke was engaged to help start the cold engine.
阻风门被启动以帮助启动冷发动机。
She released the choke once the engine warmed up.
发动机预热后，她松开了阻风门。
02
扼流圈, 扼流线圈
a coil of wire with relatively low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to allow direct current or low‑frequency currents to pass while impeding or attenuating higher‑frequency alternating currents and interference
例子
The power supply used a choke to smooth the DC output and reduce ripple.
电源使用了一个扼流圈来平滑直流输出并减少纹波。
Engineers added a ferrite choke on the cable to stop radio‑frequency noise from entering the chassis.
工程师在电缆上添加了一个铁氧体扼流圈，以阻止射频噪声进入机箱。
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