suffocate /ˈsʌfəˌkeɪt/ TEM4 ( suffocating, suffocated, suffocates )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I If someone suffocates or is suffocated, they die because there is no air for them to breathe. 使窒息而死; 窒息而死

  例：

  He either suffocated, or froze to death.

  他要么窒息而死，要么冻死了。

• 2. 

  suffocation N-UNCOUNT 窒息

  例：

  Many of the victims died of suffocation.

  受害者中许多死于窒息。

• 3. 

  V-T/V-I If you say that you are suffocating or that something is suffocating you, you mean that you feel very uncomfortable because there is not enough fresh air and it is difficult to breathe. 使感到窒息; 感到窒息

  例：

  That's better. I was suffocating in that cell of a room.

  那样好多了。我刚才在那个小房间里感到窒息。