噎yē ❶ （食物堵住食管） choke: 被食物 ～ 住了 choke over one's food; be choked by one's food; 他吃得太快， ～ 住了。 He started to choke as he was eating too fast. 她咽下一粒梅核， 几乎 ～ 死。 She swallowed a plum-stone and was almost choked.
❷ [方] （说话顶撞人） render sb. speechless by saying sth. blunt or rude; choke off: 他一句话就把她给 ～ 回去了。 She was just going to say something when that one remark of his choked her off.
◆噎嗝 {中医} cancer of the esophagus; 噎膈 {中医} dysphagic; 噎塞点 choking point
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