"asphyxiating" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 使窒息的

Definition

导致人无法呼吸，通常会窒息。既可以形容物理情况，也可以形容被困或压力过大的感觉。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常是正式或描述性用语；常用于危险气体、烟雾（‘asphyxiating fumes’），或形容令人窒息的情绪环境。可指字面或比喻意义，并不口语化。

Examples

The asphyxiating smoke filled the room.

**使窒息的**烟雾充满了房间。

Be careful of asphyxiating gases in factories.

在工厂要小心**使窒息的**气体。

The heat was asphyxiating during the summer.

夏天的高温令人感到**窒息**。

I had to leave the room because it was so asphyxiating with all the people talking at once.

我不得不离开房间，因为大家同时说话让气氛变得**让人窒息**。

The meeting had an asphyxiating atmosphere—no one felt comfortable sharing ideas.

会议气氛**令人窒息**，没人愿意表达想法。

After a while, the small car grew asphyxiating, so we rolled down the windows for fresh air.

过了一会儿，小汽车里的空气变得**让人窒息**，所以我们把窗户摇下来透气。