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 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]