choke off

durdurmak, önünü kesmek

Bir şeyi, genellikle ihtiyaç duyduğu kaynağı keserek durdurmak veya sona erdirmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To stop something or cause it to end, often by cutting off what it needs.

• High prices choke off demand.
• The bank’s decision choked off funding for the project.
• Will these restrictions choke off trade between the two countries?

Eş anlamlılar: stop, cut off, stifle

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: choke off growth, choke off the supply, choke something off

susturmak, engellemek

Birinin konuşmaya veya yapmaya çalıştığı şeye devam etmesini önlemek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To prevent someone from continuing what they are trying to do.

• The crowd tried to choke off the speaker.
• Angry shouts choked her off before she could finish.
• Every interruption choked off another person trying to explain the problem.

Eş anlamlılar: silence, interrupt, stop

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: choke someone off, choke off a speaker

sesi kesilmek, boğazı düğümlenmek

Genellikle yoğun duygular yüzünden birden konuşamaz hâle gelmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To suddenly become unable to continue speaking, usually because of strong feelings.

• She began to speak, then choked off.
• His voice choked off as he mentioned his mother.
• I tried to thank them but choked off in tears.

Eş anlamlılar: choke up, break off

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: choke off suddenly, choke off mid-sentence

sohbetten soğutmak, ilgisini kaybettirmek

Birinin sohbete ilgisini kaybedip dinlemeyi bırakmasına yol açmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To make someone lose interest in a conversation and stop paying attention.

• Too much detail can choke off a listener.
• His endless technical explanations choked me off completely.
• Don’t choke people off by talking only about yourself.

Eş anlamlılar: bore, lose

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: choke someone off, choke off a listener