choker

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtʃəʊkə/    美 /ˈt͡ʃoʊkɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.
    — After half a minute or so there was a shuffle of feet outside. The door was opened, and a head appeared. It was a small head with a tweed cap on the top of it. It had a stringy-looking choker beneath and a dark unshavenness across its face.
  2. One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.
    — The Yorkshire Choker, a serial killer who quotes Shakespeare, is pursued by Dalziel and Pascoe.
  3. One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.
  4. Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance. slang
    — I lost £100 on the horses today — what a choker!
  5. One who performs badly at an important part of a competition because they are nervous, especially when winning.
    — The choker tag will always follow the Proteas until we win a trophy — Temba Bavuma
  6. A loop of cable fastened around a log to haul it.

词形变化

chokers plural

词汇关系

衍生词
choker chain chokered choker fan chokerman hogchoker muffin choker nigger choker white choker

词源

Etymology tree
English choke
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English choker
From choke + -er.
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