"choke" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 噎住
• 窒息
• 掐住喉咙

Definition

To choke 指因为有东西堵住喉咙或呼吸道而难以呼吸。它也可以指掐住某人的脖子使其无法呼吸，或在关键时刻因为压力而发挥失常。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常见搭配有 'choke on food'、'choke someone'，以及在体育或考试中非正式地说 'choke'，表示在压力下失常。说被食物噎住时，通常用 'choke on'。'Strangle' 更强调故意掐脖子。

Examples

He started to choke on a piece of bread.

他开始被一块面包**噎住**了。

Smoke can choke people in a fire.

烟雾在火灾中会把人**呛得无法呼吸**。

The attacker tried to choke him.

袭击者试图**掐住他的喉咙**。

I always choke when I have to speak in front of a big group.

我一要在一大群人面前讲话就会**怯场失常**。

She was laughing so hard she almost choked on her drink.

她笑得太厉害了，差点被饮料**呛到**。

Our team choked in the final and lost the game.

我们队在决赛中**掉链子了**，输掉了比赛。