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choke up
激動得說不出話
因感情衝動說不出話來 become speechless from a strong emotionHe choked up and wouldn't finish his speech.他激動得說不出話來,沒法結束他的發言。
拓展
choke up with 用…塞,阻塞
choke up with dirt 用髒東西堵塞
choke up with furniture (房間)塞滿家具
注意:
choke的基本意思是指在吃東西時由於咽喉阻塞、堵塞或極度刺激而咽不下去了,即「噎住」,引申可表示河流「阻塞」,人的呼吸「窒息」等。choke表示「哽」「噎」時,是不及物動詞; 表示「阻塞」「窒息」時是及物動詞,跟簡單賓語。
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choke on
嗆到
1.I never buy fruits with seeds because I’m afraid my children will choke on them.
我從不買有籽的水果,因為我擔心孩子會嗆到。
2.The dinner party was going very well until my uncle started to choke on a piece of steak.
晚餐聚會本來進行得非常順利,結果我叔叔吃牛排突然嗆到了。
提問:「窒息而亡」的表達是____?