suffocating
US /ˈsʌf.ə.keɪ.t̬ɪŋ/
UK /ˈsʌf.ə.keɪ.tɪŋ/
形容詞
1.
令人窒息的, 悶熱的
causing one to feel as if they are unable to breathe, often due to lack of air or extreme heat
範例:
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The air in the crowded room was hot and suffocating.
擁擠房間裡的空氣又熱又令人窒息。
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The humidity made the weather feel suffocating.
濕度讓天氣感覺令人窒息。
2.
壓抑的, 束縛的
restricting freedom or development; oppressive
範例:
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She found the strict rules of the boarding school to be suffocating.
她覺得寄宿學校的嚴格規定令人窒息。
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The constant criticism from her boss was suffocating her creativity.
老闆不斷的批評扼殺了她的創造力。