suffocate
US: /ˈsəfəˌkeɪt/
UK: /sˈʌfəkˌeɪt/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
suffocate /'sʌfəkeit/- ngoại động từ
- bóp chết, bóp nghẹt
- làm nghẹt thở
- nội động từ
- chết nghẹt, thấy nghẹt thở, thấy tức thở, nghẹn ngào
Advanced English dictionary
+ verb1 to die because there is no air to breathe; to kill sb by not letting them breathe air: [V] Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars. + [VN] The couple were suffocated by fumes from a faulty gas fire. + He put the pillow over her face and suffocated her. + (figurative) She felt suffocated by all the rules and regulations.
2 [V] (be suffocating) if it is suffocating, it is very hot and there is little fresh air: Can I open a window? It's suffocating in here!
suffocation noun [U]: to die from / of suffocation
Concise dictionary
suffocates|suffocated|suffocating'sʌfəkeɪtverb
+deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing
+impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
+become stultified, suppressed, or stifled
+suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of
+be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
+feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air
+struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
