“choke”作为动词主要有“使窒息;哽住;堵塞;抑制;使(发动机等)熄火”等意思;作为名词意为“窒息;哽塞;阻塞物;扼流圈”。其用法灵活,可作及物动词、不及物动词和名词,在句子中根据语境承担不同成分,且有多种常见搭配和固定表达。
动词
使窒息;哽住:指由于喉咙被东西堵住,导致呼吸或吞咽困难。例如:The food was so hot that it almost choked me.(食物太烫了,差点把我噎住。)
堵塞:常用来描述通道、管道等被堵住,阻碍了正常流通。比如:The drain was choked with leaves.(下水道被树叶堵住了。)
抑制;使(发动机等)熄火:在情感或动作方面,有抑制、阻止的意思;在机械方面,指使发动机等停止运转。例如:He tried to choke back his tears.(他试图抑制住自己的泪水。) ;The engine choked and died.(发动机熄火了。)
名词
窒息;哽塞:指因喉咙被堵而产生的呼吸困难或吞咽困难的状态。例如:He had a choke in his throat.(他喉咙哽住了。)
阻塞物:即造成通道、管道等堵塞的东西。比如:Remove the choke from the pipe.(把管道里的阻塞物清除掉。)
扼流圈:在电子学中,是一种用于限制电流的线圈。
及物动词(vt.)
后面接宾语,表示动作的对象。例如:The smoke choked the baby.(烟雾呛到了婴儿。)
不及物动词(vi.)
不接宾语,表达动作本身。例如:The engine choked.(发动机熄火了。)
名词(n.)
在句子中可作主语、宾语等。例如:The choke in the pipe is a big problem.(管道里的阻塞物是个大问题。)(作主语);We need to clear the choke.(我们需要清除阻塞物。)(作宾语)
choke on/over sth.:因某事而哽咽、说不出话来。例如:She choked on her words when she tried to apologize.(她试图道歉时,激动得说不出话来。)
choke back tears:抑制住泪水。例如:He choked back his tears and continued speaking.(他抑制住泪水,继续说下去。)
choke off:抑制;使中断。例如:The sudden noise choked off the conversation.(突然的噪音打断了谈话。)
a choke hold:紧扼;窒息性控制。例如:The wrestler put his opponent in a choke hold.(摔跤手把对手紧紧扼住。)