"suffocates" in Chinese (Simplified)
使窒息
Definition
让某人或某物无法呼吸,通常因为缺乏新鲜空气;也可以指限制或扼杀事物的发展。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
既可用于字面(呼吸困难),也可用于比喻(抑制情感、限制发展)。常与“烟”、“人群”或“情绪”一起使用。不要和“choke”(卡住嗓子)混淆。
Examples
Too much smoke suffocates her.
太多烟**使她窒息**。
A plastic bag suffocates small animals.
塑料袋**使小动物窒息**。
The heat in the room suffocates us.
房间里的高温**使我们窒息**。
She feels like her job suffocates her creativity.
她觉得工作**扼杀**了她的创造力。
The city traffic sometimes suffocates me.
城市交通有时让我**喘不过气**。
All the attention sometimes suffocates him, so he needs time alone.
所有的关注有时会让他**感到窒息**,所以他需要独处。