asphyxiate

verb

1. be asphyxiated
die from lack of oxygen

e.g. The child suffocated under the pillow

Synonym: suffocatestifle

2. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

e.g. The foul air was slowly suffocating the children

Synonym: suffocatestiflechoke

3. deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing

e.g. Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor

Synonym: smothersuffocate

1. 使窒息;使昏厥
If someone is asphyxiated, they die or lose consciousness because they are unable to breathe properly.

e.g. Three people were asphyxiated in the crush for last week's train...
在上周的火车撞车事故中有3人窒息死亡。
e.g. John Doe died in his bath, asphyxiated by the fumes from a gas water-heater.
一名男子死于浴室中，死因是吸入燃气热水器中排出的气体导致窒息。

1.

1. 窒息：asphyxiant 窒息性毒剂 | asphyxiate 窒息 | asphyxiating gas 窒息性气体

2. 使窒息：asphyxiation 窒息 | asphyxiate 使窒息 | asphyxia 窒息

3. asphyxiate

3. 使窒息 闷死：suffocate 窒息而死 把闷死 | asphyxiate 使窒息 闷死 | sneeze 打喷嚏