柯林斯詞典asphyxiate /?s?f?ks??e?t/ (asphyxiating,asphyxiated,asphyxiates) 1. V-T If someone is asphyxiated, they die or lose consciousness because they are unable to breathe properly. 使窒息[usu passive] Three people were asphyxiated in the crush for last week's train. 三個(gè)人為了趕上周的火車(chē)窒息在人群中。2. asphyxiationN-UNCOUNT A postmortem examination found that she died from asphyxiation. 驗(yàn)尸發(fā)現(xiàn)她死于窒息。 返回 asphyxiate劍橋詞典to cause someone to be unable to breathe , usually resulting in that person's death 使窒息（而死）；使悶死 The murder inquiry found that the children had been asphyxiated. 對(duì)謀殺案的調(diào)查發(fā)現(xiàn)孩子們是被悶死的。 返回 asphyxiate