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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    choke

    • IPA[CHōk]

    美式

    • v.
      (of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air；hinder or obstruct the breathing of (a person or animal) by choking
    • n.
      a valve in the carburetor of a gasoline engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started；a knob that controls a choke valve in a gasoline engine

    • verb: choke, 3rd person present: chokes, gerund or present participle: choking, past tense: choked, past participle: choked

    • noun: choke, plural noun: chokes

    • 釋義
    • 片語

    動詞

    • 1. (of a person or animal) have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air Willie choked on a mouthful of soda 同義詞 gag, retch, cough, struggle for air, fight for breath, ... 更多
    • ▪ hinder or obstruct the breathing of (a person or animal) by choking the toys contained parts that could choke a very young child 同義詞 suffocate, asphyxiate, smother, stifle, overpower, ... 更多
    • ▪ prevent (a plant) from growing by depriving it of light, air, or nourishment the bracken will choke the wild gladiolus
    • ▪ prevent or inhibit the occurrence or development of piracy will choke the creation and distribution of music higher rates of interest choke off investment demand
    • ▪ informal (in sports) fail to perform at a crucial point of a game or contest owing to a failure of nerve we were the only team not to choke when it came to the crunch
    • 2. fill (a passage or space), especially so as to make movement difficult or impossible the roads were choked with traffic vegetation choked the trails 同義詞 clog (up), bung up, block, obstruct, stop up, ... 更多
    • 3. make (someone) speechless with a strong feeling or emotion he was choked with fury
    • 4. enrich the fuel mixture in (a gasoline engine) by reducing the intake of air carbon monoxide results during a cold start, when an engine is choked

    名詞

    • 1. a valve in the carburetor of a gasoline engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started an automatic choke too much choke does not help
    • ▪ a knob that controls a choke valve in a gasoline engine he pulled the choke out to its full extent
    • ▪ a narrowed part of a shotgun bore near the muzzle, serving to restrict the spread of the shot many guns may not have the right choke a full choke gun
    • ▪ an electrical inductor, especially an inductance coil used to smooth the variations of an alternating current or to alter its phase.
    • 2. a sound produced by a person or animal having difficulty in breathing a little choke of laughter

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