choke

使窒息；闷死；使不能呼吸

塞住；堵塞；阻塞

（常与back连用）抑制，忍住（怒气、眼泪等）

窒息；噎；勒喉

阻塞门；阻气门

堵塞；塞满

choke

窒息, 哽住, 使呼吸困难, 阻塞

窒息, 阻气门

choke

1. a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current

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2. a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine

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1. breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband"

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2. be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat"

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3. wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent"

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4. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

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5. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake; "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

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6. fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation; "The team should have won hands down but choked, disappointing the coach and the audience"

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7. check or slow down the action or effect of; "She choked her anger"

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8. become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"

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9. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

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10. become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"

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11. suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"

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12. die; "The old man finally kicked the bucket"

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13. reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"

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14. cause to retch or choke

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