choke [ 5tF[Uk ] v.  (使)窒息;使呼气困难
— The smoke almost choked him.    这烟几乎使她窒息。
* to choke to death    因窒息而死亡
—Each year, more than 2,800 people, mostly children, choke to death.
     每年,都有超过2800人因窒息而死亡,大多数是孩子。
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1. asphyxiate [ As5fIksIeit ] v.  (术语;使)窒息
— The miners were asphyxiated by lack of oxygen.    矿工们因缺氧而窒息。
* asphyxiation [ As9fIksI5 eiF[n ] n.  窒息
—Most of them are thought to have died from asphyxiation.  大部分儿童被认为是死于窒息。
2. smother [ 5smQT[ ] v.  (使)窒息;把(人)闷死
—Don't put that cloth over the baby's face, you'll smother him!
    不要把布盖在那个婴儿脸上, 会使他窒息的！
3. stifle [ 5staif[l ] v.  (使)感到窒息;(使)喘不过气来
— This room is stuffy; I feel stifled in here.    这房间不通气,在这里我感到窒息。
—The gas stifled them.    煤气使他们窒息。
4. strangle [5strANgl]   v.   窒息
—This tight collar is strangling me.     这个紧领使我有窒息之感。   
5. suffocate [ 5sQf[keit ] v.  (使)窒息而死;使闷死
— He suffocated because there was no air left in the room.    他因房间里没有空气而窒息。
6. throttle [ 5WrCtl ] v.  把(人)勒得透不过气;使窒息而死
—This fight scarf is throttling me.     这条束得紧紧的围巾快要把我窒息死了。 
相关词汇链接： dead  adj.  死的;死亡的;去世的