vt.

1. 使窒息；哽住
   The child was almost choked by the heavy smoke.

   這孩子幾乎被濃煙窒息了。

2. 堵塞，阻塞[（+up/with）]
   The storeroom was choked with furniture.

   儲藏室塞滿了傢俱。

   Leaves choked the drain.

   樹葉把陰溝塞住了。

3. 抑制，壓住[（+back/down/off）]
   Indignation choked my words.

   我憤慨得說不出話來。

   I managed to choke back my tears.

   我設法止住淚水。

4. 【機】阻塞……的氣門
5. 撲滅（火）
   They choked the fire with sand.

   他們用沙把火撲滅。

6. 阻止（植物等）生長
   The weeds choked the garden.

   花園裡野草叢生，什麼也長不出來。

vi.

1. 窒息；噎住；說不出話來
   The fish bone in her throat made her choke.

   她喉嚨中的魚骨使她哽噎。

2. （管子等）塞住

n.[C]

1. 窒息，噎
2. 【機】阻塞門，阻氣門
3. 汽油引擎的空氣調節裝置

v.

1. prevent from breathing by constricting or obstructing the throat or depriving of air.
   ▸have difficulty in breathing because of an obstructed throat or lack of air.
2. fill (a space) so as to make movement difficult or impossible.
3. make (someone) speechless with strong emotion.
4. enrich the fuel mixture in (a petrol engine) by reducing the intake of air.

n.

1. a valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture.
2. a narrowed part of a shotgun bore serving to restrict the spread of the shot.
3. an inductance coil used to smooth the variations of an alternating current or to alter its phase.

n.