1 [I,T] choke (on sth) to be or to make sb unable to breathe because sth is stopping air getting into the lungs (使)窒息:
She was choking on a fish bone.她的喉咙给一根鱼骨哽住了。The smoke choked us.浓烟呛人。☞Look at strangle. 参看strangle。
2 [T] (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) choke sth (up) (with sth) to fill a passage, space, etc, so that nothing can pass through 堵塞;阻塞:
The roads to the coast were choked with traffic.通往海边的几条路挤满了车辆。
choke sth back to hide or control a strong emotion 按捺住强烈的感情:
to choke back tears/anger强忍住眼泪╱怒火
choke²
/tʃəʊk ||; tʃok/noun[C]
1 the device in a car, etc that controls the amount of air going into the engine. If you pull out the choke it makes it easier to start the car. (汽车等的)阻塞门,阻风门
2 an act or the sound of sb choking 窒息;窒息时发出的声音:
A tiny choke of laughter escaped her.她发出一阵轻轻的窒息般笑声。
choke1/tʃok; tʃəʊk/v 1 [I,T] to prevent someone from breathing or be prevented from breathing, because the throat is blocked or because there is not enough air (使)窒息﹐(使)呼吸困难: The smoke was choking me. 烟呛得我透不过气。+on He choked on a piece of bread. 他被一块面包噎住了。2 [I,T] to be unable to talk properly because of strong emotion〔因激动而〕说不出话﹐哽咽: He was choking with rage. 他气得说不出话来。3 also 又作 choke up [T] to fill a place so that things cannot move through it 阻塞﹐堵塞: be choked (up) with sth The gutters were choked up with leaves. 排水沟里塞满了树叶。roads choked with traffic 交通堵塞的道路choke sth back phr v to control yourself so that you do not show how angry, sad etc you are 强忍住﹐抑制住〔感情的流露〕: Anna choked back tears as she tried to speak. 安娜忍着眼泪说话。
choke2n [C] 1 a part of a car that controls the amount of air going into the engine〔汽车引擎的〕阻气门 2 the sound someone makes when they are choking 噎住的声音﹐哽住的声音
chokechokechokeschokedchokingverb (chokes, choking, choked)to not be able to breathe because something is in your throat: He was choking on a fish bone.