choke out

絞り出すように言う

泣いたり怖がったり息苦しかったりして、苦労して言葉を出すこと。

やさしい英語で： You say something with difficulty because you are crying, frightened, or unable to breathe easily.

• She choked out my name.
• He managed to choke out a quiet apology.
• "Help me," she choked out through her tears.

使い方： choke out something (She choked out a few words.); choke something out (He choked it out between sobs.)

類義語： gasp out

よく使う表現： choke out something, choke out a reply, choke something out

生育を妨げる、枯らす

他の植物から場所や光、水、養分を奪って育たなくすること。

やさしい英語で： Plants prevent other plants from growing by taking their space, light, water, or food.

• Weeds choked out the flowers.
• These vines can choke out native trees.
• We cleared the grass before it choked out our seedlings.

使い方： choke out something (Thick weeds choked out the young plants.)

類義語： crowd out, smother

よく使う表現： choke out plants, choke out the grass, choke something out

絞め落とす

格闘技の絞め技で相手の首を圧迫し、意識を失わせること。

やさしい英語で： You press someone’s neck with a fighting hold until they lose consciousness.

• The wrestler choked out his opponent.
• He was choked out before the referee intervened.
• Did the fighter choke him out in the first round?

使い方： choke someone out (The fighter choked his opponent out.)

類義語： render unconscious

よく使う表現： choke out someone, choke someone out

窒息消火する、消す

燃えるために必要な空気や燃料を断って、火を消すこと。

やさしい英語で： You stop a fire burning by cutting off the air or fuel it needs.

• Sand choked out the fire.
• A heavy blanket choked out the small flames.
• The fire was choked out when its air supply stopped.

使い方： choke out something (The sand choked out the flames.)

類義語： smother, extinguish, put out

反対語： ignite

よく使う表現： choke out flames, choke out the fire, choke something out

必要な資源を断って潰す、締め殺す

存続に必要なお金や物資などを断って、事業や活動を潰すこと。

やさしい英語で： You destroy something by cutting off money, supplies, or another thing it needs to survive.

• The funding cuts choked out the project.
• Large firms choked out smaller businesses by controlling essential supplies.
• The blockade slowly choked out local industry.

使い方： choke out something (The loss of funding choked out the project.)

類義語： strangle, stifle

よく使う表現： choke out competition, choke out a business, choke something out

遮る、遮断する

光がある場所に届かないようにすること。

やさしい英語で： Something stops light from reaching a place.

• Heavy curtains choked out the light.
• The forest canopy choked out almost all sunlight.
• Dark clouds choked out the last evening light.

使い方： choke out something (Thick branches choked out the sunlight.)

類義語： block, shut out

よく使う表現： choke out sunlight, choke out the light