choking
/tʃəʊk/ (bre, ipa) · [tʃˈokɪŋ] /tʃoʊk/ (ame, ipa) · [tʃˈokɪŋ] /ˈchō-kiŋ How to pronounce choking (audio)/ (ame, mw)
choking — 動詞
- chokingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- chokings3rd person singular
- chokinging-ing form
- chokingedpast simple
1. being unable to breathe because food, liquid, or another object is stuck in the
噎住；嗆住
喉嚨被堵住而喘不過氣
being unable to breathe because food, liquid, or another object is stuck in the throat, or causing someone to lose breath in that way.
Minh started choking after a grape slipped down the wrong way at lunch.
Minh 午餐時一顆葡萄吞錯邊，立刻開始噎住。
choking on + food/object
The toddler kept choking on popcorn until her father cleared her mouth.
那個幼兒吃爆米花時一直嗆住，直到爸爸清出嘴裡的東西。
choking on + food
A sip of water helped Aarav stop choking on the dry biscuit.
喝了幾口水後，Aarav 終於不再被乾餅噎住。
The warning poster shows what to do when someone is choking.
那張警示海報示範有人噎住時該怎麼做。
- breathe
to take air in normally
文法句型
be choking on + food/object
stop choking after + action
用法筆記
Most often used with on to name the food, drink, or object stuck in the throat.
2. gripping a person's neck so tightly that air cannot get through.
掐住；勒住
掐壓喉嚨使人無法呼吸
gripping a person's neck so tightly that air cannot get through.
The guard shouted when one boy was choking another during the fight.
打架時一個男孩正在掐住另一個男孩，警衛立刻大喊。
choking + person
In the film, the attacker keeps choking the victim against a wall.
在那部電影裡，攻擊者把受害人壓在牆上掐住脖子。
choking + person + against + surface
Rania clawed at the rope choking her neck in panic.
Rania 驚慌地抓著那條正勒住自己脖子的繩子。
The coach stopped the drill before the bigger student began choking his partner.
那個大個子學生快要掐住搭檔時，教練叫停了演練。
- release
to let the neck go free
文法句型
be choking + person
be choking + person + against + surface
用法筆記
Object is a person or animal. Unlike sense 1, the pressure comes from outside the neck, not from something stuck inside the throat.
3. filling a road, pipe, or similar route so completely that movement through it be
堵塞
把通道塞滿而無法通過
filling a road, pipe, or similar route so completely that movement through it becomes impossible.
Morning buses were choking the narrow street outside the night market.
早上的公車把夜市外的窄街堵塞得動彈不得。
choking + road/street
Wet leaves kept choking the drain beside Sivan's apartment building.
濕葉子一直堵塞著 Sivan 公寓旁的排水孔。
choking + drain/pipe
Smoke from the wildfire was choking the valley by sunset.
到了傍晚，野火的煙正在堵塞整個山谷。
Grease is choking the kitchen pipe, so the sink drains slowly.
油垢正在堵塞廚房水管，所以水槽排得很慢。
- clear
to remove the blockage and allow movement again
文法句型
be choking + road/pipe/drain
be choking + place with + smoke/traffic
用法筆記
Usually used for roads, drains, pipes, or places that become so full of traffic, smoke, or other material that normal flow stops.
4. losing confidence at the key moment and failing when success was within reach, e
失常；怯場
關鍵時刻因失去信心而表現失常
losing confidence at the key moment and failing when success was within reach, especially in sport.
After leading all day, Christopher was choking in the final set.
領先了一整天後，Christopher 在最後一盤開始失常。
be choking in the final set
The striker kept choking when the shootout reached sudden death.
點球大戰進入突然死亡後，那名前鋒又開始失常。
keep choking under pressure
Amira said the team was choking under pressure from the home crowd.
Amira 說全隊在主場觀眾壓力下正在怯場。
Fans could see the rookie was choking once the arena grew loud.
球迷看得出來，場館一吵起來，那名新秀就開始失常。
- freeze
can be broader and less strongly tied to public pressure
- crack under pressure
emphasizes mental collapse in a tense moment
- deliver
to perform successfully when it matters most
文法句型
be choking under pressure
keep choking in the final moments
用法筆記
Common in sports talk and other high-pressure situations. Often appears with under pressure or with a decisive moment in the sentence.
choking — 形容詞
- chokingpositive
- more chokingcomparative
- most chokingsuperlative
1. so tight or oppressive that it feels as if your throat is being squeezed shut.
窒息的
讓人感到喉嚨被勒緊的
so tight or oppressive that it feels as if your throat is being squeezed shut.
The choking smoke forced shoppers to cover their mouths and run outside.
那股令人窒息的濃煙逼得顧客摀著嘴往外跑。
choking + smoke/smell
The choking collar on the costume rubbed against Dahlia's throat all night.
戲服上那個令人窒息的領圈整晚磨著 Dahlia 的喉嚨。
choking + clothing/pressure
By noon, the room felt choking, with every window nailed shut.
到了中午，那個房間讓人覺得窒息，因為每扇窗都被釘死了。
A choking wave of perfume filled the elevator when the doors opened.
門一打開，一陣令人窒息的香水味就灌滿了電梯。
- stifling
common for hot, airless places
- suffocating
slightly more general and often stronger
- fresh
easy to breathe in
文法句型
choking smoke/heat/smell
feel choking
用法筆記
Usually describes smoke, heat, collars, rooms, or smells that make breathing feel difficult or tight.
2. spoken in a muffled, strained way so the words are hard to make out.
含混的
聲音像被哽住一樣不清楚
spoken in a muffled, strained way so the words are hard to make out.
Through the mask, Inês gave a choking reply that nobody understood.
隔著口罩，Inês 回了一句含混的話，誰也沒聽清楚。
choking + reply/voice
The witness spoke in a choking whisper after hearing the verdict.
聽完判決後，證人用含混的低語開口。
speak in a choking whisper
Sumin managed only a choking 'thank you' before leaving the stage.
Sumin 只擠出一句含混的「謝謝」，就走下台了。
The caller's choking voice made the dispatcher ask for slower, clearer words.
來電者那種含混的聲音，讓接線員請對方說慢一點。
- clear
easy to hear and understand
文法句型
choking voice/whisper/reply
speak in a choking voice
用法筆記
Most often modifies voice, whisper, reply, or other speech when emotion, pain, or lack of air makes the words unclear.