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