asphyxiate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To smother or suffocate someone. transitive
    — A 39-year-old British woman was killed when a malfunctioning ottoman bed fell on her neck and asphyxiated her, a coroner’s report said.
  2. To be smothered or suffocated. intransitive

词形变化

asphyxiates present,singular,third-person asphyxiating participle,present asphyxiated participle,past asphyxiated past

词汇关系

衍生词
asphyxiator autoasphyxiate
相关词
asphyxia asphyxiation

词源

Etymology tree
English asphyxia
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos
Proto-Italic *-ātos
Latin -ātuslbor.
English -ate
English asphyxiate
From asphyxia + -ate.
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