时间: 2025-04-25 20:57:19
美: ['sʌfəket]
英: ['sʌfəkeɪt]
vi. 受阻,受扼制;窒息
vt. 压制,阻碍;使……窒息
最后更新时间:2025-04-25 20:57:19
词源分析:该词源自拉丁语“suffocare”,由“sub-”意为“在下面”与“focare”意为“熏制、窒息”组成。词根“suffoc-”有“在下面”与“窒息”的含义。
历史背景:suffocate首次记录于14世纪,在当时主要用于描述由于缺乏空气而导致的窒息情况。
课本:在**的英语教材中,suffocate常出现在初中和高中阶段的阅读理解和作文中。美国的教材中,如《Oxford English Dictionary》和《Merriam-Webster Dictionary》,通常在中学的词汇书中提及。
正式与非正式语境:在正式语境中,suffocate常用于医学、法律等领域。例如,“The patient suffocated due to asphyxiation.”(病人因窒息而窒息)。在非正式文中,可能用于比喻,如描述情感上的压迫。
特殊场合:在法律领域,suffocate可能用来描述犯罪行为,如“the victim was suffocated during the robbery.”(受害者在抢劫过程中被窒息)。
The child suffocated in the plastic bag.
Fear can suffocate creativity.
The smoke began to suffocate the people inside the building.
She felt suffocated by the expectations of her family.
He was suffocated by the heavy blanket.
*. The trapped miner was suffocating due to lack of oxygen.
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音标记忆法:将suffocate的音标 /ˈsʌfəkeɪt/ 分解成音节,反复朗读,帮助记忆发音。
词根记忆法:理解词根“suffoc-”的含义,联想到“在下面窒息”,有助于记忆其含义。
通过以上的学*分析,用户可以更全面地理解和运用单词“suffocate”。
[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。
[N-UNCOUNT] suffocation 窒息
例:Many of the victims died of suffocation.受害者中许多死于窒息。
[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。