choke * back/down +
強忍住；克制住
John choked back his anger. (約翰強忍住怒火)
The student choked back tears as she described what had happened. (這位學生強忍住淚水描述事情的經過)
Helen tried to choke down the urge to slap his face. (海倫試圖忍住打他耳光的衝動)
choke * down +
困難地嚥下；硬吞下
Emma did not like the food but she managed to choke it down. (艾瑪不喜歡那些食物，但還是勉強嚥了下去)
choke * off +
勸阻；阻止；制止；停止
The woman kept talking and nobody could choke her off. (那個女人說個不停，沒人能阻止她)
The power outage choked off the supply of electricity in most areas. (停電使大部分地區都沒電)
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