suffocated(动词 suffocate 的过去式/过去分词;也可作形容词)常指(因缺氧、烟雾、被捂住等)窒息,或引申为(在情绪/环境中)感到极度压抑、喘不过气。
/ˈsʌfəkeɪtɪd/
I felt suffocated in the crowded room.
我在拥挤的房间里感到喘不过气、很压抑。
The fire filled the hallway with smoke, and the residents were nearly suffocated before help arrived.
火灾的烟雾充满走廊,救援到来前住户几乎被呛得窒息。
suffocate 来自拉丁语 suffocare,由 **sub-**(在下、从下)+ fauces(喉咙)相关词根发展而来,原意是“掐住喉咙使人喘不过气”,后来引申到“被烟雾/气体/压力等弄得窒息”,再进一步比喻为“被环境或情绪压得透不过气”。