指因缺氧而導致窒息或死亡，也可比喻為受到壓抑而無法呼吸或發展。
窒息（物理原因）
EN: to cause someone to die or lose consciousness by preventing them from breathing.
翻譯: 因阻止呼吸而導致某人死亡或失去知覺。
使窒息（環境原因）
EN: to be unable to breathe because the surrounding air is unfit or insufficient.
翻譯: 因周圍空氣不適宜或不足而無法呼吸。
比喻：壓抑
EN: to stifle or suppress something, making it unable to grow or develop.
翻譯: 扼殺或壓抑某事物，使其無法成長或發展。
小提醒：注意及物與不及物的用法區別：'The smoke asphyxiated him.'（及物） vs. 'He asphyxiated from the fumes.'（不及物）。中文翻譯常統一為『窒息』，但需根據上下文判斷是主動導致還是被動遭受。
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1. to cause someone to die or become unconscious by preventing them from breathing
使窒息而死或失去知覺
The smoke was so thick it could asphyxiate anyone trapped inside.
煙霧濃厚到足以讓任何困在裡面的人窒息。
The plastic bag over his head could asphyxiate him in minutes.
套在他頭上的塑膠袋可能在幾分鐘內使他窒息。
2. to die or become unconscious from lack of oxygen
因缺氧而窒息死亡或失去知覺
Without proper ventilation, miners could asphyxiate in the tunnel.
如果沒有適當的通風，礦工可能會在隧道中窒息。
The baby bird nearly asphyxiated after falling from the nest.
那隻幼鳥從鳥巢掉下來後差點窒息。
3. to suppress or stifle something, making it unable to develop or survive
壓制或扼殺某事物，使其無法發展或生存
Excessive bureaucracy can asphyxiate innovation in a company.
過度的官僚體制可能會扼殺公司的創新。
The new regulations threatened to asphyxiate the small business sector.
新法規有可能扼殺小型企業的生存空間。
| Pattern | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| asphyxiate + [sb/sth] | 使窒息；使無法呼吸 | The thick smoke could asphyxiate anyone trapped inside. (濃煙會使任何被困在裡面的人窒息。) |
| be asphyxiated + [by sth] | 因...而窒息 | Several workers were asphyxiated by the toxic fumes. (幾名工人因有毒煙霧而窒息。) |
| asphyxiate + [on sth] | 因吸入...而窒息 | The victim appears to have asphyxiated on his own vomit. (受害者似乎是因吸入自己的嘔吐物而窒息。) |
| asphyxiate + [to death] | 窒息而死 | Without proper ventilation, the animals will asphyxiate to death. (沒有適當的通風，這些動物將會窒息而死。) |
death by asphyxiation）。
EN: The smoke began to asphyxiate the trapped firefighters.
翻譯: 濃煙開始使受困的消防員窒息。EN:The cause of death was asphyxiation due to smoke inhalation.
翻譯:死因是吸入濃煙導致的窒息。
EN:They warned that the plastic bag could asphyxiate a small child.
翻譯:他們警告說，那個塑膠袋可能使幼兒窒息。
EN:The autopsy report listed asphyxiation as the primary cause.
翻譯:驗屍報告將窒息列為主要死因。
使用時，請根據句子中需要的詞性（動作或狀態/結果）來選擇 asphyxiate（動詞）或 asphyxiation（名詞）。
asphyxiate vs suffocate
「asphyxiate」通常指因外部因素（如氣體、異物）導致缺氧；「suffocate」則更通用，可指因任何原因（包括情緒、環境）而窒息或感到窒息。
asphyxiate vs strangle
「asphyxiate」強調因缺氧而致死；「strangle」則特指透過勒頸（用手、繩索等）導致窒息或死亡。
asphyxiate vs smother
「asphyxiate」通常指因缺乏空氣（如氣體環境）而窒息；「smother」則指被某物（如枕頭、厚物）覆蓋口鼻而無法呼吸。
在轉述他人言論或描述一個情境時，會用這個詞來生動表達「讓人窒息」的感覺。 EN: He said the meeting was so boring it felt like it would asphyxiate him. 翻譯: 他說會議無聊到感覺快讓他窒息了。
EN:She described the tension in the room as something that could asphyxiate you.
翻譯:她形容房間裡的緊張氣氛足以讓人窒息。
用於誇張表達，強調某事物帶來的極度壓迫、沉悶或令人無法忍受的感覺。 EN: This heat is going to asphyxiate us if we don't turn on the AC soon. 翻譯: 再不快開冷氣，這熱氣就要把我們悶死了。
EN:All these rules and regulations asphyxiate any chance of creativity.
翻譯:這些條條框框簡直扼殺了所有創意的可能。
在思考或組織語句時，作為一個較強烈的比喻，用來填補對話中的短暫停頓。 EN: The atmosphere in there was just... asphyxiating, you know? 翻譯: 那裡的氣氛就是... 令人窒息，你懂吧？
EN:It's like the pressure from all sides starts to... asphyxiate your will to continue.
翻譯:就好像來自各方的壓力開始... 扼殺你繼續下去的意志。
正式寫作注意：在正式或學術寫作中，應避免將 "asphyxiate" 用於上述誇張或比喻性的口語情境。在正式文體中，此詞應嚴格用於描述生理上的窒息或技術性的窒息過程，以保持精確與嚴謹。
asphyxiate someone
verb + object
使某人窒息
asphyxiate on something
verb + preposition
因某物而窒息
risk asphyxiating
verb + gerund
有窒息的風險
nearly asphyxiate
adverb + verb
幾乎窒息
asphyxiate to death
verb + infinitive
窒息而死
cause to asphyxiate
cause + infinitive
導致窒息
asphyxiate in one's sleep
verb + prepositional phrase
在睡眠中窒息
×He asphyxiated because of the smoke.
✓He was asphyxiated by the smoke.
「asphyxiate」通常用作及物動詞，表示「使...窒息」，因此常使用被動語態來描述受害者。主動語態通常用於描述原因（如煙、氣體）導致窒息。
×I feel asphyxiated in this crowded room.
✓I feel suffocated in this crowded room.
「asphyxiate」通常指因缺乏空氣或吸入有毒氣體而導致的嚴重、危及生命的窒息，是醫學或正式用語。描述一般「感到窒息、悶」的感覺，應使用「suffocate」。
×He asphyxiated from lack of oxygen.
✓He asphyxiated due to a lack of oxygen. / He suffered asphyxiation from lack of oxygen.
「asphyxiate」作為動詞時，後面接原因常用「by + 施動者」或「due to/because of + 原因」。使用「from」接原因時，更常見於名詞形式「asphyxiation」。
×The room's air is asphyxiating.
✓The air in the room is suffocating. / The room is filled with asphyxiating gas.
「asphyxiating」作為形容詞，通常修飾具體會導致窒息的物質（如氣體、煙霧），較少直接用來描述空氣或環境「令人窒息」。描述環境悶熱、壓抑，應用「suffocating」或「stifling」。
×I almost asphyxiate when I eat too fast.
✓I almost choke when I eat too fast.
「asphyxiate」指因呼吸道阻塞或空氣中缺氧而導致無法呼吸，過程較長且嚴重，常導致死亡或昏迷。描述吃東西太快導致氣管被食物暫時阻塞，應用「choke」。