"asphyxiated" in Chinese (Simplified)
窒息而死窒息（生理）
Definition
因缺氧无法呼吸，可能会失去意识甚至死亡。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
用于正式或医学语境，通常指因烟、气体或水等意外失去氧气。不能用于形容情感上的“窒息”。
Examples
The child was asphyxiated by smoke during the fire.
孩子在火灾中被烟雾**窒息而死**。
He was asphyxiated when the room filled with gas.
房间充满气体时，他被**窒息而死**了。
The fish was asphyxiated due to lack of oxygen in the tank.
鱼缸缺氧，鱼被**窒息而死**了。
If you don't open a window, people could get asphyxiated in here.
如果你不开窗户，这里的人可能会被**窒息**。
Some miners were asphyxiated after a gas leak in the tunnel.
一些矿工因隧道漏气被**窒息而死**。
They found the cat asphyxiated inside the closed garage.
他们在关闭的车库里发现了那只被**窒息**的猫。