asphyxiation

英 [əsˌfɪksi'eɪʃn] 美 [əsˌfɪksi'eɪʃn]

• n. 窒息

英英释义

Noun:

1. the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped);

   "asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture"
   

2. killing by depriving of oxygen

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Nerve gases generally cause death by asphyxiation.
   神经毒气一般通过窒息导致死亡。
2. Most of them are thought to have died from asphyxiation.
   大部分儿童被认为是死于窒息。

词汇搭配

• asphyxiate (使)窒息

近反义词

【近义词】

• suffocation 窒息
• choking 窒息的
• stifling 令人窒息的
• throttling 节气
• gassing 气体处理