美[æsˈfɪksiˌet] 1 . We must trace the source of these noxious gases before they asphyxiate us.
在我们被这些有毒气体窒息之前,必须查出其来源.
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1.deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing;
Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow
2.impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;
The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
3.be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen;
The child suffocated under the pillow
