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choke¹ /tʃok; tʃəʊk/
v
1 [I,T] to prevent someone from breathing or be prevented from breathing, because the throat is blocked or because there is not enough air （使）窒息，（使）呼吸困难:
The fumes were choking me. 这些烟呛着我了。
+ on Leila nearly choked on a fish bone. 莉拉差点儿被一根鱼骨噎住。
2 [T] to fill a road, pipe etc completely and block it 塞住，堵住:
be choked with The roads were choked with traffic. 马路都塞车了。
choke sth ↔ backto control yourself so that you do not show how angry, sad etc you are 强忍住，抑制住〔感情的流露〕:
Anna choked back the tears as she tried to speak. 安娜忍住了眼泪，想开口说话。
choke up
be choked up to feel such strong emotions about something that you are almost crying 〔因激动而〕说不出话来:
Bill wanted to thank him, but he was too choked up to speak. 比尔想感谢他，但却激动得说不出话来。
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