VERB
使窒息;使昏厥
If someone is asphyxiated, they die or lose consciousness because they are unable to breathe properly.
例句
Three people were asphyxiated in the crush for last week's train...
在上周的火车撞车事故中有3人窒息死亡。
John Doe died in his bath, asphyxiated by the fumes from a gas water-heater.
一名男子死于浴室中，死因是吸入燃气热水器中排出的气体导致窒息。