choke
choke1
verb
choke something back
choke2
noun
verb
- [no obj.](of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air
（人，动物）噎住，呛住，哽住；窒息
Willie choked on a mouthful of tea.
威利被一口茶水呛住了。
■[with obj.]hinder or obstruct the breathing of (a person or animal) in such a way
闷塞，闷死；掐死；噎塞（人，动物）
■[with obj.]retard the growth of or kill (a plant) by depriving it of light, air, or nourishment
阻碍（植物）生长；（因缺少光照，空气或营养致使植物）干死
the bracken will choke the wild gladiolus.
欧洲蕨会阻碍野生唐菖蒲的生长。
■[with obj.](常作 be choked with)fill (a passage or space), especially so as to make movement difficult or impossible
阻塞，堵塞，塞满（通道，空间）
the roads were choked with traffic.
路上交通阻塞。
■[with obj.]prevent or suppress (the occurrence of something)
阻碍；抑制（某事发生）
higher rates of interest choke off investment demand.
高利率抑制了投资需求。 - [with obj.](常作 be choked)overwhelm and make (someone) speechless with a strong and typically negative feeling or emotion
（因强烈和常为消极的情感或情绪）使（某人）无言
she was choked with angry emotion.
她气得说不出话来。
[no obj.]I just choked up reading it.
我读后气得闷住了。
■[no obj.](informal)fail to perform at a crucial point of a sporting contest owing to a failure of nerve
(非正式)（体育比赛）关键时因胆怯失手
we were the only team not to choke when it came to the crunch.
我们是惟一一支没在关键时刻因胆怯而失手的队伍。 - [with obj.]enrich the fuel mixture in (a petrol engine) by reducing the intake of air
阻塞（汽油引擎）的气门（以加浓可燃混合气）
- a valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started
（汽油引擎化油器的）喉管，阻气门（引擎发动时用以减少可燃混合气的空气含量）
■a knob which controls such a valve
扼流器，阻气门把手
■a narrowed part of a shotgun bore, typically near the muzzle and serving to restrict the spread of the shot
枪筒喉缩（位于霰弹猎枪近枪口处，用以限制子弹的发散）
■(informal)an electrical inductor, especially an inductance coil used to smooth the variations of an alternating current or to alter its phase
(非正式)扼流圈（尤指感应线圈，用以调顺交流电变化或改变其相位） - an action or sound of a person or animal having or seeming to have difficulty in breathing
（人或动物的）窒息；噎声，哽声
a little choke of laughter.
闷声一笑。
- Middle English: from Old English ācēocian (verb), from cēoce (see cheek)
choke something back
- suppress a strong emotion or the expression of such an emotion
压抑，抑制（强烈感情）
Liz was choking back her anger.
莉兹拼命压住怒气。
- swallow something with difficulty
强咽下
I attempted to choke down supper. .
我试着强咽下晚饭。
choke2
noun
- the inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke
洋蓟内部不可食的丝状纤维
- late 17th cent.: probably a confusion of the ending of artichoke with choke
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