as·phyx·i·ate /-siˌet/
(vi.)窒息(vt.)使窒息
as·phyx·i·ate /-sɪˌet/ 動詞
使窒息
As·phyx·i·ate v. t. To bring to a state of asphyxia; to suffocate.
Note: [Used commonly in the past pple.]
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asphyxiate
v 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" [syn: smother, suffocate]
2: impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;
"The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" [syn: suffocate,
stifle, choke]
3: be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child
suffocated under the pillow" [syn: suffocate, stifle]