suffocatesuf•fo•cate /'sʌfəkeɪt/

vt

1. 使窒息而死

• Several firemen were suffocated by the fumes. 好几个消防队员被浓烟窒息而死。

• be suffocated with smoke 被烟窒息而死

2. 扼制；阻止…的发展

• Don't suffocate the children's initiative. 不要扼杀儿童的创造力。

vi 窒息

• I'm suffocating in here; can't we open a few windows? 我觉得这儿很憋气，咱们开几扇窗户好吗？

–suffocation /ˌsʌfə'keɪʃən/ n U