pa. p. suffocated,choked 被窒息而死，被掐死。 △2H.VI.1.1.125(124):“For Suffolk’s duke,may hebe suffocate,/ That dims the honour of his warlikeisle!”(Suffolk …suffocate: a pun in this play)至于萨福克被封为公爵，但愿他这个使得我们武功赫赫的岛国光荣失色的家伙被掐死才好！
suffocate[ˈsʌfəkeit]
v.（使）窒息，受阻 ‖suffocation n. 窒息 suffocation defence攻击性防守，窒息性防守