chokey

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈt͡ʃəʊki/    美 /ˈt͡ʃoʊki/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Prison. UK,countable,dated,uncountable
  2. A station, as for police, customs agents, palanquin-bearers, etc. South-Asia,countable,historical,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. Reminiscent of choking.
    — The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey.

词形变化

more chokey comparative most chokey superlative chokeys plural

词汇关系

相关词
chaukidar

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English choke
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English chokey
From choke + -y.
词源 2
Borrowed from Hindi चौकी (caukī) and Urdu چَوکی (caukī, “post, police station, etc.”).
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