choke

choke /tʃəuk/ vi. & vt. 1.哽噎：He choked when he ate his food too quickly.他吃东西太快，噎住了。Anger choked his words.他气得话也说不出来。Her voice was choked with sobs. 她泣不成声。 2.阻塞：The pipe choked. 这条管子阻塞了。3. 用于短语动词choke back/down抑制住：“John has had an accident,” said Jane, choking back the tears.“约翰出事了，”简说此话时抑制住泪水。choke up阻塞；哽噎：Heavy traffic choked up the city centre every weekend before Christmas.每一个圣诞节前的周末拥挤的交通把市中心阻塞得无法通行。She can’t talk about her mother without choking up.一谈起母亲他就会哽噎。