asphyxiate
- IPA[əsˈfɪksɪeɪt]
英式
- kill (someone) by depriving them of air；die by being deprived of air
verb: asphyxiate, 3rd person present: asphyxiates, gerund or present participle: asphyxiating, past tense: asphyxiated, past participle: asphyxiated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. kill (someone) by depriving them of air they were asphyxiated by the carbon monoxide fumes like most teenagers, we loathed our hometown for its asphyxiating boredom
- ▪ die by being deprived of air they slowly asphyxiated
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- IPA[aˈsfiksēˌāt]
美式
- kill (someone) by depriving them of air: they were asphyxiated by the carbon monoxide fumes like most teenagers, we loathed our hometown for its asphyxiating boredom
Oxford American Dictionary
