单词 | suffocating |
释义 | suffocating (once / 3058 pages) adj WORD FAMILY suffocating: suffocatingly+/suffocate: suffocated, suffocates, suffocating, suffocation, suffocative/suffocation: suffocations USAGE EXAMPLESTraditionally a grave disappointment, New Year’s Eve is at least a time to cut loose and escape the suffocating, sprout-scented stranglehold of the family Christmas. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) He justified the currency measure as a way of suffocating mafia on Venezuela's borders. Reuters(Dec 18, 2016) “I am suffocating in this house,” one read. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) adj causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat the room was suffocating--hot and airless Syn smothering, suffocative breathless, dyspneal, dyspneic, dyspnoeal, dyspnoeic not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty |
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