Suffocation
[,sʌfə'keɪʃən] or [,sʌfə'keʃən]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) killing by depriving of oxygen.
(noun.) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); 'asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture'.
坎迪編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated; death caused by smothering or choking.
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例句/造句/用法:
- And with this, Mr. Weller once more laughed immoderately, and once more relapsed into a state of partial suffocation, in consequence. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- The latter causes suffocation and the former is a dangerous poison. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- But so long as we kept our nostrils buried in our handkerchiefs, there was small danger of suffocation. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- Those who survive an explosion are therefore in danger of suffocation or poisoning, and it becomes imperative to restore the circulation of the air with the least possible delay. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- His heaving bosom seemed to threaten suffocation. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
校對:米里亚姆