v(1)窒息，噎住(be unable to breathe or swallow normally because one's throat is blocked by sth)[I，I+prep(on)]：He～d(to death)from the heavy smoke/on his drink(in his throat).他被浓烟/酒呛住(死)了。be～d(to death) on a fish bone (in one's throat)鱼骨卡得噎住(死)了;I'm～ing!我喘不过气来了!

(2)使窒息(噎)住，掐(勒)死(stop or interfere with the breathing by squeezing，blocking or damaging the windpipe)[T+n]：The heavy smoke/gas/smell/fumes/ plum-stone almost～d him.浓烟/煤气/气味/气味/李子核呛(噎)得他差点窒息。He grasped her by the throat and started to～her/the life out of her.他抓住她的喉咙开始往死里掐她。～sb to death把某人掐死;

(3)(使)哽噎(说不出话来)((cause to) become unable to speak normally)[I，I+prep(with)，T+n]：～with emotion激动得哽噎了;Anger/Sobs～d her words.气愤/呜咽使她说不出话来。

(4)堵塞，充塞(fill or block (a passage，space，area，etc))[T+n，T+n+adv(up)尤pass，T+n+prep(with)尤pass]：Dirt (Leaves)～d the drain/the pipes.污物(树叶)堵塞了排水管/管子。The fish almost～d the coastal rivers. 鱼几乎把沿海的河道堵塞住了。(square) be～d(up) with cars(广场)挤满了汽车;(garden) be～d (up) with weeds(花园)长满了草;(house) be～d (up)with useless pieces of furniture(房子)塞满了没用的家具;(roads) be～d (up) with traffic(道路)让车辆堵塞住了;(rivers) be～d (up) with sand(河流)让沙子堵塞住了;(chimneys) be～d (up) with soot(烟囱)让烟灰堵住了;(pipes) be～d (up) with dirt(管子)让污物堵塞了;〖同〗block;

choke back (v adv)强忍住(vt)：～back one's anger/one's tears/one's sobs/one's indignation忍住怒火/眼泪/啜泣/愤慨;

choke down (v adv)1)强忍住(vt)：～down one's anger忍住怒火;2)强咽下(vt)：～down one's breakfast/a plate of spinach 强咽下早饭/一碟菠菜;

→′choked pred adj 生气的;沮丧的;′choker n 项链;(女人系在颈部的)箍带;

n(1)窒息(声)，打嗝(声)(act or sound of choking)[C]：One quick～，and the old man was dead.一口气没上来，那老人就死了。

(2)阻气阀(device that controls the amount of air taken in by an engine)[C]：give a car a little more～把汽车的阻气阀再拉出一点(以便多进一点空气);pull the～out拉出阻气阀钮;Many cars now have automatic～s.现在许多汽车装有自动阻气阀。