choke
英 [tʃəʊk]
美[tʃok]
- vt. 呛；使窒息；阻塞；抑制；扑灭
- vi. 窒息；阻塞；说不出话来
- n. 窒息；噎；[动力] 阻气门
词组搭配
choke back
To hold back; suppress
忍住；抑制
choked back his tears.
忍住他的眼泪
choke off
To bring to an end as if by choking
抑制，劝阻：象扼住喉咙一样使…停止
“Treasury borrowing of existing savings would drive up the interest rate and choke off economic activity”(&b{Paul Craig Roberts})
“国库从现有储蓄中借款会迫使利率上升和使经济活动停滞”(&b{保罗·克雷格·罗伯茨})
choke up
To be unable to speak because of strong emotion.
哽咽，噎住，阻塞：因感情激动而说不出话来
choke something back
suppress a strong emotion or the expression of such an emotion
压抑，抑制（强烈感情）
Liz was choking back her anger.
莉兹拼命压住怒气。
choke something down
swallow something with difficulty
强咽下
I attempted to choke down supper. .
我试着强咽下晚饭。