Suffocation

(noun.) killing by depriving of oxygen.

(noun.) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); 'asphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of torture'.

坎迪编辑

• And with this, Mr. Weller once more laughed immoderately, and once more relapsed into a state of partial suffocation, in consequence. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• The latter causes suffocation and the former is a dangerous poison. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• But so long as we kept our nostrils buried in our handkerchiefs, there was small danger of suffocation. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Those who survive an explosion are therefore in danger of suffocation or poisoning, and it becomes imperative to restore the circulation of the air with the least possible delay. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• His heaving bosom seemed to threaten suffocation. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.

校对:米里亚姆