Another common species often found in the same haunts, the BLACK CHOKE-BERRY (A. nigra), with similar flowers, the berries very dark purple, was formerly confounded with the red choke-berry. But because it sometimes elects to live in dry ground its leaves require no woolly mat on the underside to absorb vapors arising from wet retreats. No wonder that the insipid little berries. related to apples, pears, and other luscious fruits, should share with a cousin, the mountain ash, or rowan, the reproachful name of dogberry.英文原著 · 《WILD FLOWERS》
He air the same feller who hev been spyin' ye all the time this war's been goin' on; hit's that dried-faced, snaky Eli Crump, who ye knocked down 'n' choked up in Hazlan one day fer sayin' something ag'in Isom."英文原著 · 《A Cumberland Vendetta》
Anne came in like a mouse. Nobody saw her. She did not, indeed, know what to do. She dared not remain standing all alone, so she crept to the place where her sister's chair was, and stood a little behind its high back. Her heart beat within her breast till it was like to choke her.英文原著 · 《A Lady of Quality》
"But he loved you!" cried Anne piteously, "and it must have been that you--you too, sister--or--or else--" She choked again with sobs, and Clorinda released her grasp upon her shoulder and stood upright.英文原著 · 《A Lady of Quality》
And yet it being so found, and she stood staring, seeing what she had done--seeing what had befallen--'twas as if the blow had been struck not at her own temple but at her heart--a great and heavy shock, which left her bloodless, and choked, and gasping.英文原著 · 《A Lady of Quality》
She choked, and clutched her bosom, holding its heaving down so fiercely that her nails bruised it through her habit's cloth; for she felt that she had begun to rave already, and that the waves of such a tempest were arising as, if not quelled at their first swell, would sweep her from her feet and engulf her for ever.英文原著 · 《A Lady of Quality》
No, I'm not taking any stand- - I mean, the guy choked his wife, and most of Hollywoo is, like, "No biggie. Good for him!" - Squawk! - Okay, well, obviously it's not good he choked his wife.美剧 · 《Bojack Horseman》
But then he did that thing where he pretended he was going to choke me.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
I don't know, but if I knew that was his thing, I would've asked him to choke me at the party.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
No, the autopsy says Roland Glass choked on a Max's Homemade Cupcake.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
Are choked to death before we get to fight against the oppressors of art. are choked to death before we get to fight against the oppressors of art.演讲 · 《Be an artist, right now! ~ Young-ha Kim》