词典释义：
[no obj.](of a person or animal)have severe difficulty in breathing because of a constricted or obstructed throat or a lack of air
（人，动物）噎住，呛住，哽住；窒息
-
Willie choked on a mouthful of tea .威利被一口茶水呛住了。
[with obj.]hinder or obstruct the breathing of (a person or animal) in such a way
闷塞，闷死；掐死；噎塞（人，动物）。
[with obj.]retard the growth of or kill (a plant) by depriving it of light, air, or nourishment
阻碍（植物）生长；（因缺少光照，空气或营养致使植物）干死
-
the bracken will choke the wild gladiolus .欧洲蕨会阻碍野生唐菖蒲的生长。
[with obj.]prevent or suppress the occurrence of (something)
阻碍；抑制
-
higher rates of interest choke off investment demand .高利率抑制了投资需求。
[no obj.]
〈非正式〉 （体育比赛用语）关键时因紧张表现不佳
-
we were the only team not to choke when it came to the crunch .我们是惟一一支没在关键时刻表现失常的队伍。
[with obj.](常作
阻塞，堵塞，塞满（通道，空间）
-
the roads were choked with traffic .路上交通阻塞。
[with obj.](常作
（因强烈和常为消极的情感或情绪）使（某人）无言
-
she was choked with angry emotion. 她气得说不出话来。
(一般作
使哽咽；使沮丧
-
I was so choked up I started crying and couldn't sing any more 我哽咽得太厉害，哭了起来，再也唱不下去了
-
[no obj.]
I just choked up reading it .读到它我就哽咽了。
suppress (a strong emotion or the expression of such an emotion)
压制（强烈情感或其流露）
-
Liz was choking back her anger .莉兹拼命压住怒气。
[with obj.]enrich the fuel mixture in (a petrol engine) by reducing the intake of air
阻塞（汽油引擎）的气门（以加浓可燃混合气）。
a valve in the carburettor of a petrol engine that is used to reduce the amount of air in the fuel mixture when the engine is started
（汽油引擎化油器的）喉管，阻气门（引擎发动时用以减少可燃混合气的空气含量）。
a knob which controls such a valve
扼流器，阻气门把手。
a narrowed part of a shotgun bore, typically near the muzzle and serving to restrict the spread of the shot
枪筒喉缩（位于霰弹猎枪近枪口处，用以限制子弹的发散）。
〈非正式〉 扼流圈（尤指感应线圈，用以调顺交流电变化或改变其相位）。
an act or the sound of a person or animal having or seeming to have difficulty in breathing
（人或动物的）窒息；噎声，哽声
-
a little choke of laughter .闷声一笑。
the inedible mass of silky fibres at the centre of a globe artichoke
洋蓟内部不可食的丝状纤维。
-
choke something down swallow something with difficulty 强咽下I attempted to choke down supper . 我试着强咽下晚饭
"Middle English： from Old English
