suffocation
suffocation — 名詞
1. a state in which a person dies because the body does not receive enough oxygen;
窒息
因缺氧而導致的死亡狀態
a state in which a person dies because the body does not receive enough oxygen; also, a way of causing someone's death by blocking their air supply
The paramedic worked quickly to clear the smoke and prevent suffocation.
救護人員迅速清除煙霧，以防止窒息。
prevent suffocation
Heavy snow blocked the car's exhaust pipe, and the driver died from suffocation.
厚重的積雪堵住了汽車的排氣管，駕駛因此窒息而死。
die from suffocation
In the forensic report, suffocation was listed as the official cause of death.
在法醫報告中，窒息被列為官方死因。
Fire safety training covers the risk of suffocation from toxic smoke inhalation.
消防安全訓練涵蓋吸入有毒濃煙導致窒息的風險。
The miner's family filed a lawsuit after his death from suffocation in the collapsed tunnel.
礦工的家人在他因倒塌隧道內窒息死亡後提起了訴訟。
- asphyxiation
technical or medical term for the same condition
- strangulation
specifically refers to suffocation by squeezing the neck, not general lack of oxygen
文法句型
suffocation from [cause]
die from / die of suffocation
用法筆記
Often appears in medical, forensic, and safety contexts. Frequently paired with cause markers (from, due to) as in 'suffocation from smoke inhalation'.
常見錯誤
suffocation — 動詞
- suffocationpresent simple I / you / we / they
- suffocations3rd person singular
- suffocationing-ing form
- suffocationedpast simple
1. to die because there is not enough air to breathe, or to cause someone's death b
窒息致死
因無法呼吸而死亡或使他人死亡
to die because there is not enough air to breathe, or to cause someone's death by stopping them from breathing
Without their emergency oxygen tanks, the climbers would suffocate on the high mountain peak.
如果沒有緊急氧氣瓶，這些登山者會在高山頂峰窒息而死。
intransitive: [subject] would suffocate
The attacker grabbed a pillow and tried to suffocate the sleeping victim.
襲擊者抓起一個枕頭，試圖悶死正在睡覺的受害者。
transitive: try to suffocate [person]
A faulty heater filled the room with gas, and the residents suffocated in their sleep.
故障的暖氣爐讓房間裡充滿了瓦斯，住戶在睡夢中窒息身亡。
The autopsy showed the victim had been suffocated by a soft object over the mouth.
驗屍結果顯示，受害者是被蓋在嘴上的柔軟物體悶死的。
When the lab's air filter broke overnight, all the research animals suffocated.
實驗室的空氣過濾器在夜間故障後，所有研究動物都窒息而死。
- asphyxiate
more formal, clinical term; common in medical writing
- choke
focuses on the airway being blocked internally (food, liquid), not external pressure or lack of oxygen in the environment
- smother
specifically means covering the mouth and nose to prevent breathing
文法句型
[person/animal] suffocate
[person] suffocate [person/animal]
be suffocated by [object/substance]
用法筆記
Frequently appears in passive constructions (was suffocated, had been suffocated) when describing how a victim died. The intransitive use describes the process of dying from insufficient air.
常見錯誤
2. to feel very uncomfortable because there is not enough fresh air in an enclosed
感覺悶
因空氣不流通而感到極度不適
to feel very uncomfortable because there is not enough fresh air in an enclosed space, or to make someone feel this way
The rush-hour train was so crowded and hot that Reema felt she would suffocate.
尖峰時刻的火車又擠又熱，Reema 覺得自己快要悶死了。
intransitive: felt [she] would suffocate
Without any windows open, the stuffy meeting room soon suffocated everyone inside.
會議室沒開窗戶，悶熱的空氣讓裡面的每個人都喘不過氣來。
transitive: [room] suffocated [everyone]
The midday heat was so intense that Hugo felt he would suffocate inside the car.
正午的酷熱讓 Hugo 覺得在車裡快要窒息了。
The basement workshop had no ventilation, and after an hour Nadia felt she was suffocating.
地下工作室完全沒有通風，一個小時後 Nadia 覺得自己快要悶死了。
A broken air conditioner left the office so stuffy that several employees felt suffocated.
空調壞掉後辦公室悶熱不堪，好幾位員工都覺得透不過氣來。
- stifle
very similar meaning; can also describe feeling restricted by heat or lack of air
文法句型
[person] suffocate in [place]
[heat/stuffiness] suffocate [person]
用法筆記
Describes discomfort, not actual death. The object of the transitive use is typically a place or climate condition (heat, stuffiness), not a person acting intentionally.
常見錯誤
3. to prevent something from growing, developing, or continuing in a healthy way —
扼殺；抑制
阻止事物的發展或成長
to prevent something from growing, developing, or continuing in a healthy way — for example, a rigid system suffocating creativity, or strict rules suffocating progress
Strict government regulations suffocated innovation in the small tech sector.
嚴格的政府法規扼殺了小型科技產業的創新。
[regulations] suffocated [innovation]
The teacher worried that the rigid curriculum would suffocate the children's natural creativity.
老師擔心僵化的課程會壓抑孩子們與生俱來的創造力。
High taxes and endless paperwork are suffocating small businesses across the region.
高稅率和繁雜的文書作業正在扼殺整個地區的小型企業。
Alessia believed the company's culture of fear suffocated honest discussion among the team.
Alessia 認為公司的恐懼文化扼殺了團隊之間坦誠的討論。
The committee's refusal to hear new proposals suffocated any chance of meaningful reform.
委員會拒絕聽取新提案，扼殺了任何有意義改革的機會。
文法句型
[policy/system/attitude] suffocate [development/creativity/growth]
用法筆記
Used only figuratively in this sense. The subject is typically an abstract force (rules, culture, bureaucracy, fear), and the object is something positive that ought to grow (creativity, innovation, discussion, reform). Unlike senses 1 and 2, this sense does not describe physical breathing.