suffocation

释义

1. 窒息

   uncountable

   The moon, directly opposite, flung into the room a long and tremulous line of light, which fell on Guido's face, as he reclined on the pillows which supported his head; he needed the support, for a feeling of suffocation was his constant complaint.

   1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXIX, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 302:

   A child left unattended may die of suffocation.

   无人看管的儿童可能会因窒息而死亡。

2. 窒息死亡

   countable

   The coroner reported three suffocations last week.

   验尸官上周报告了三起窒息死亡事件。