choke
英[t???k]
美[t?ok]
- vt. 嗆；使窒息；阻塞；抑制；撲滅
- vi. 窒息；阻塞；說不出話來
- n. 窒息；噎；[動力] 阻氣門
詞組搭配
choke back
To hold back; suppress
忍住；抑制
choked back his tears.
忍住他的眼淚
choke off
To bring to an end as if by choking
抑制，勸阻：象扼住喉嚨一樣使…停止
“Treasury borrowing of existing savings would drive up the interest rate and choke off economic activity”(&b{Paul Craig Roberts})
“國庫從現有儲蓄中借款會迫使利率上升和使經濟活動停滯”(&b{保羅·克雷格·羅伯茨})
choke up
To be unable to speak because of strong emotion.
哽咽，噎住，阻塞：因感情激動而說不出話來
choke something back
suppress a strong emotion or the expression of such an emotion
壓抑，抑制（強烈感情）
Liz was choking back her anger.
莉茲拼命壓住怒氣。
choke something down
swallow something with difficulty
強咽下
I attempted to choke down supper. .
我試著強咽下晚飯。