vt.

1. 使窒息；哽住
   The child was almost choked by the heavy smoke.

   这孩子几乎被浓烟窒息了。

2. 堵塞，阻塞[（+up/with）]
   The storeroom was choked with furniture.

   储藏室塞满了家具。

   Leaves choked the drain.

   树叶把阴沟塞住了。

3. 抑制，压住[（+back/down/off）]
   Indignation choked my words.

   我愤慨得说不出话来。

   I managed to choke back my tears.

   我设法止住泪水。

4. 【机】阻塞……的气门
5. 扑灭（火）
   They choked the fire with sand.

   他们用沙把火扑灭。

6. 阻止（植物等）生长
   The weeds choked the garden.

   花园里野草丛生，什么也长不出来。

vi.

1. 窒息；噎住；说不出话来
   The fish bone in her throat made her choke.

   她喉咙中的鱼骨使她哽噎。

2. （管子等）塞住

n.[C]

1. 窒息，噎
2. 【机】阻塞门，阻气门
3. 汽油引擎的空气调节装置

v.

1. prevent from breathing by constricting or obstructing the throat or depriving of air.
   ▸have difficulty in breathing because of an obstructed throat or lack of air.
2. fill (a space) so as to make movement difficult or impossible.
3. make (someone) speechless with strong emotion.
4. enrich the fuel mixture in (a petrol engine) by reducing the intake of air.

n.

1. a valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture.
2. a narrowed part of a shotgun bore serving to restrict the spread of the shot.
3. an inductance coil used to smooth the variations of an alternating current or to alter its phase.

n.