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suffocating

UK //ˈsʌf.ə.keɪ.tɪŋ//US //ˈsʌf.ə.keɪ.tɪŋ//

词源

源自拉丁语 suffocare(压制呼吸),由 sub-(在下方)+ fauces(喉咙)组成,16世纪进入英语。

adjective

❶ 形容空气不流通或环境压抑,让人感到呼吸困难或心理不适的状态。常用于描述物理环境或人际关系。

“The room was so small and suffocating that I had to leave.”

(房间又小又闷,让我不得不离开。)

“She felt suffocating under the pressure of her strict parents.”

(在严厉父母的压力下,她感到窒息。)

同义词:stifling, oppressive, smothering, constricting, choking

常见短语

suffocating heat — 形容极其闷热、令人难以呼吸的高温天气或环境。

“The suffocating heat made it impossible to sleep without air conditioning.”

(令人窒息的炎热使得没有空调根本无法入睡。)

suffocating atmosphere — 指因紧张、压抑或缺乏新鲜空气而让人不适的环境氛围。

“There was a suffocating atmosphere in the meeting room after the argument.”

(争吵后的会议室里弥漫着令人窒息的氛围。)