choke、strangle、drown、suffocate 1.choke(动词 / 名词):“窒息;哽咽”(如 choke on food;choke with emotion),侧重 “因异物堵塞喉咙窒息”,suffocate 侧重 “因缺氧窒息(如被捂住口鼻、环境缺氧)”; 2. strangle(动词):“扼杀;勒死”(如 strangle sb. with a rope;strangle a plan),侧重 “用绳索等勒住颈部致死”,suffocate 是 “缺氧导致窒息(不一定勒颈)”; 3. drown(动词 / 名词):“淹死;淹没”(如 drown in water;drown the city),侧重 “因溺水死亡”,suffocate 是 “因空气不足窒息”; 4. suffocate(动词):“窒息;使窒息;压抑”(如 suffocate in a small room 在小房间窒息;suffocate creativity 压抑创造力),可指 “抽象上压抑(如压抑想法)”,choke/strangle/drown 无此义。
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1、 You donˈt"need"to be single,being single will only suffocate your personal growth.