名詞 choke:

1. a coil of low resistance and high inductance used in electrical circuits to pass direct current and attenuate alternating current
   同義詞：choke coil, choking coil
2. a valve that controls the flow of air into the carburetor of a gasoline engine

動詞 choke:

1. breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
2. be too tight; rub or press
   同義詞：gag, fret
3. wring the neck of
   同義詞：scrag
4. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
   同義詞：strangle
5. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
   同義詞：gag, strangle, suffocate
6. fail to perform adequately due to tension or agitation
7. check or slow down the action or effect of
8. become or cause to become obstructed
   同義詞：clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, foul
9. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
   同義詞：suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate
10. become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
    同義詞：suffocate
11. suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
    同義詞：suffocate
12. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
    同義詞：die, decease, perish, go, exit, pass away, expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk, give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, croak, snuff it
13. reduce the air supply
    同義詞：throttle
14. cause to retch or choke
    同義詞：gag

1. She choked with emotion.
   她激動得說不出話來。
2. An old woman was found choked to death.
   發(fā)現一個老婦人被掐死了。

choke

v.（動詞）
choked,chok.ing,chokes
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To interfere with the respiration of by compression or obstruction of the larynx or trachea.
阻止：通過掐住或堵住喉嚨或氣管而阻礙呼吸

To check or slow down the movement, growth, or action of:
停止，放慢：移動、生長或動作的停止或放慢：
例句：
a garden that was choked by weeds.
因雜草叢生而荒蕪的花園

To block up or obstruct by filling or clogging:
堵塞，阻礙：通過裝滿或塞滿來堵塞或阻礙：
例句：
Mud choked the drainpipe.
淤泥堵塞了下水道

To fill up completely; jam:
把…裝得滿滿的；塞滿：
例句：
Major commuter arteries were choked with stalled traffic.
主要的交通干線都擠滿了堵塞的車輛

To reduce the air intake of (a carburetor), thereby enriching the fuel mixture.
阻塞氣門：減少進入汽化器的空氣以得到更濃的燃料混合物
Sports To grip (a bat or racket, for example) at a point nearer the hitting surface.
【體育運動】 握住：握?。ㄇ虬簦蚺牡鹊模┙咏鼡羟蛎嬷?/br>v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To have difficulty in breathing, swallowing, or speaking.
哽塞：在呼吸、吞咽或說話上有困難
To become blocked up or obstructed.
被堵塞或阻礙
Sports To shorten one`s grip on the handle of a bat or racket.
【體育運動】 短握：在球棒或球拍把手上縮短握拍距離
To fail to perform effectively because of nervous agitation or tension:
表現失常：因神經不安或緊張而未能有效率地工作：
例句：
.The only top official to choke up was the Secretary of State. . . . he created a problem by insisting on solving a problem that was not acute.(William Safire)
.國務卿是唯一的舉止失措的高級官員…他堅持要解決一個并不嚴重的問題反而造成了問題.(威廉·薩菲爾)

n.（名詞）
The act or sound of choking.
哽咽聲：呼吸不暢的行為或聲音

Something that constricts or chokes.
堵塞物：壓制或堵塞的東西
A narrow part, such as the chokebore of a firearm.
細頸部：如槍的絞筒等狹窄的部分
A device used in an internal-combustion engine to enrich the fuel mixture by reducing the flow of air to the carburetor.
阻塞門：內燃機上通過減少流向汽化器的空氣量使燃料混合物濃度提高的裝置

<常用詞組>choke back
To hold back; suppress:
忍住；抑制：
例句：
choked back his tears.
忍住他的眼淚

choke off
To bring to an end as if by choking:
抑制，勸阻：象扼住喉嚨一樣使…停止：
例句：
.Treasury borrowing of existing savings would drive up the interest rate and choke off economic activity.(Paul Craig Roberts)
.國庫從現有儲蓄中借款會迫使利率上升和使經濟活動停滯.(保羅·克雷格·羅伯茨)

choke up
To be unable to speak because of strong emotion.
哽咽，噎住，阻塞：因感情激動而說不出話來
來源：
Middle English choken
中古英語 choken
short for achoken
achoken的簡寫
from Old English 3ceôcian
源自 古英語 3ceôcian
3- [intensive pref.]
3- [加強詞意的前綴]
côoce, côace [jaw, cheek]
côoce, côace [下顎，臉頰]