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suffocated
UK //ˈsʌf.ə.keɪt//US //ˈsʌf.ə.keɪt//
词源
源自拉丁语 'suffocatus'，意为‘窒息’或‘闷死’，由 'sub-'（下）和 'fauces'（喉咙）组成。
verb
❶ 因缺氧或受阻而无法呼吸，导致窒息或死亡。也可比喻因压力或限制而感到极度压抑。
“The smoke was so thick that he almost suffocated.”
（烟雾太浓，他几乎窒息。）
“She felt suffocated by the strict rules at school.”
（学校的严格规定让她感到压抑。）
同义词:choke, smother, stifle, asphyxiate
常见短语
feel suffocated — 形容因环境、压力或限制而感到极度压抑，无法自由呼吸或行动。
“He felt suffocated in his small hometown and decided to move to the city.”
（他在小家乡感到压抑，决定搬到城市去。）