choke

verb

/tʃəʊk/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they choke	/tʃəʊk/ /tʃəʊk/
he / she / it chokes	/tʃəʊks/ /tʃəʊks/
past simple choked	/tʃəʊkt/ /tʃəʊkt/
past participle choked	/tʃəʊkt/ /tʃəʊkt/
-ing form choking	/ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/ /ˈtʃəʊkɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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[intransitive, transitive] to be unable to breathe because the passage to your lungs is blocked or you cannot get enough air; to make somebody unable to breathe（使）窒息，哽噎
- She almost choked to death in the thick fumes.她几乎被浓烟呛死。
- choke on something He was choking on a piece of toast.他被一块烤面包噎得喘不过气来。
- choke somebody Very small toys can choke a baby.很小的玩具可使婴儿窒息。
Extra Examples
- My son nearly choked on one of those nuts.我儿子差点儿让一颗坚果给噎住。
- The fumes from the burning tyres made her choke.轮胎燃烧的浓烟使她呼吸困难。
- The device contains small parts which could easily choke a child.这个装置有小零件，很容易使儿童窒息。
- The water flooded his mouth, choking him.水淹没了他的嘴，使他窒息。
- Thick clouds of dust choked him.灰尘弥漫让他感到窒息。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- almost
- nearly
verb + choke
- make somebody
preposition
- on
phrases
- choke (somebody) to death
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[transitive] choke somebody to make somebody stop breathing by pressing their throat, especially with your fingers（掐住喉咙）使停止呼吸，使窒息 synonym strangle
- He may have been choked or poisoned.他可能是被掐死或毒死的。
- She had been choked to death when her necklace snagged on overhanging branches.当她的项链挂在树枝上时，她窒息而死。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- almost
- nearly
verb + choke
- make somebody
preposition
- on
phrases
- choke (somebody) to death
See full entry
[intransitive, transitive] to be unable to speak normally especially because of strong emotion; to make somebody feel too emotional to speak normally（尤指感情激动而）说不出话来；使哽咽
- choke (with something) His voice was choking with rage.他气得声音哽咽。
- choke something Despair choked her words.她绝望得说不出话来。
- ‘I can't bear it,’ he said in a choked voice.“我实在忍不下去了。” 他声音哽咽地说道。
- choke somebody The panic rising in his throat threatened to choke him.喉咙里升起的恐惧使他几乎喘不上气来。
see also choked
[transitive, usually passive] to block or fill a passage, space, etc. so that movement is difficult阻塞，塞满，堵塞（通道、空间等）
- be choked with something The pond was choked with rotten leaves.池塘被腐烂的叶子塞满了。
- be choked up with something The roads are choked up with traffic.几条马路都在塞车。
- In summer the roads around the town are choked up with traffic.夏天，镇上的道路交通堵塞。
[intransitive] (informal) to fail at something, for example because you are nervous（因紧张等而）失败，失灵，失去作用
- We were the only team not to choke at the big moment.在这个重要时刻，我们是唯一没有窒息的队伍。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old English ācēocian (verb), from cēoce ‘cheek, jaw’, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch kaak.

choke

noun

/tʃəʊk/

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a device that controls the amount of air flowing into the engine of a vehicle（车辆发动机的）进气门
- an automatic choke自动阻风门
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
an act or the sound of choking窒息；哽噎；哽噎声；呛住的声音
- She gave a little choke of laughter.她轻声地扑哧一笑。