What does "choke on" mean?

To have difficulty swallowing To struggle to breathe because something is blocking the throat.

How do you use "choke on" in a sentence?

She nearly choked on a bone. Don't eat so fast - you'll choke on it. He choked on his food.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

의미: To have difficulty swallowing

被…噎住

Atragantarse con

〜を喉に詰まらせる

~에 목이 메다

To struggle to breathe because something is blocking the throat.

因为某物堵塞喉咙而呼吸困难。常用于描述被食物噎住的情况。

Tener dificultad para respirar porque algo bloquea la garganta. Se usa comúnmente para describir atragantarse con comida.

何かが喉に詰まって呼吸しにくくなること。食べ物を詰まらせる場合によく使われる。

목에 무언가가 걸려 숨쉬기 어려워지다.

Base verb: choke

Particle: on

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

She nearly choked on a bone.
她差点被骨头噎住
Casi se atraganta con un hueso
彼女は骨を喉に詰まらせそうになった
그녀는 뼈가 목에 걸릴 뻔했다.
Don't eat so fast - you'll choke on it.
别吃那么快，会噎着的
No comas tan rápido, te vas a atragantar
そんなに急いで食べると喉に詰まるよ
그렇게 급하게 먹으면 목에 걸린다.
He choked on his food.
他被食物噎住了
Se atragantó con la comida
彼は食べ物を喉に詰まらせた
그는 음식이 목에 걸렸다.

맥락: swallowing, emergency, eating

어조: urgent

From the choking action.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal