suffocate

（常与by, with连用）使窒息；窒息而死

suffocate

使窒息, 噎住, 闷熄

被闷死, 窒息, 受阻

suffocate

1. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

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

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

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

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5. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"

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6. feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"

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

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