English Dictionary

choker

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtʃəʊkə/

名詞

俗語

A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat. / One who, or that which, chokes or strangles. / One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.

日本語の意味

首にぴったり巻く装飾用の首飾り（ネックレスの一種） / 締め付けて窒息や絞殺を引き起こすもの、あるいはその行為を行う者 / エンジン始動時にチョーク操作を行う人、またはその機構に関するもの

She wore a black velvet choker that drew everyone's attention to her neckline.

彼女は黒いベルベットのチョーカーを身につけていて、皆の視線が首元に集まった。

意味（1）

A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.

Anne Talbot looked demurely ravishing, as was her intention, in a very low-cut evening frock of bottle-green, choker of Kelantan silver, earrings in the shape of krises.

意味（2）

One who, or that which, chokes or strangles.

The Yorkshire Choker, a serial killer who quotes Shakespeare, is pursued by Dalziel and Pascoe.

意味（3）

One who operates the choke of an engine during ignition.

意味（4）

(slang) Any disappointing or upsetting circumstance.

I lost £100 on the horses today — what a choker!

意味（5）

One who performs badly at an important part of a competition because they are nervous, especially when winning.

意味（6）

A loop of cable fastened around a log to haul it.

chokers （ plural ）