asphyxiation
asphyxiation — 名詞
1. a state in which someone or an animal cannot take in enough air and may die
窒息
無法吸到足夠空氣而常致死
a state in which someone or an animal cannot take in enough air and may die
Hana's cat died from asphyxiation after smoke filled the laundry room.
Hana 的貓在濃煙灌進洗衣間後窒息身亡。
die from asphyxiation
The report listed asphyxiation as the cause after the baby choked.
報告在嬰兒噎住後，將死因列為窒息。
list asphyxiation as the cause
Without fresh air, the trapped miners faced slow asphyxiation underground.
沒有新鮮空氣時，受困礦工在地下會慢慢窒息。
Doctors warned that plastic bags can cause asphyxiation in small children.
醫師警告，塑膠袋可能使年幼孩子窒息。
Asphyxiation can happen in a closed garage when a car keeps running.
在密閉車庫裡讓車持續運轉時，可能發生窒息。
- suffocation
The usual everyday word; asphyxiation sounds more formal or medical.
- choking
Narrower; usually refers to something blocking the throat.
- smothering
Often stresses air being blocked from outside, for example by smoke or a pillow.
用法筆記
Most often used in medical, police, or legal reports to name a cause of death or a life-threatening loss of air, rather than in casual conversation.