| 单词 | asphyxiation |
| 释义 | asphyxiation (once / 36936 pages) n This is a word for dying from lack of oxygen. Anyone who chokes to death dies from asphyxiation. This is a medical word for a horrible thing that could happen to anyone. Asphyxiation, also known as suffocation, means to die from lack of oxygen. Gangsters in crime movies are always practicing asphyxiation, usually by holding a pillow over someone's head so they can't breathe. You have to be especially careful with small children and asphyxiation risks — if they play with a plastic bag and put it over their head, they could accidentally asphyxiate themselves. WORD FAMILYasphyxiate: asphyxiated, asphyxiates, asphyxiating, asphyxiation+/asphyxia: asphyxiate/asphyxiating: asphyxiatingly USAGE EXAMPLESPolice say the woman intentionally suffocated her son, John, who most likely died of asphyxiation. Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) Preliminary autopsy results show he died of blunt-force trauma and asphyxiation. Washington Times(Dec 16, 2016) Agnès Thibault-Lecuivre, a spokeswoman for the Paris prosecutor’s office, said on Nov. 29 that the autopsy identified asphyxiation as the cause of death. Washington Post(Nov 30, 2016) 1n the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped) asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture Syn|Hyper suffocation hypoxia oxygen deficiency causing a very strong drive to correct the deficiency 2n killing by depriving of oxygen Syn|Hypo|Hyper suffocation choking, strangling, strangulation, throttling the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe kill, killing, putting to death the act of terminating a life |
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