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[英] [ˈstræŋɡl] [美] [ˈstræŋɡəl] 生词本

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1. VERB 勒死;扼死;绞死;掐死 To strangle someone means to kill them by squeezing their throat tightly so that they cannot breathe. 

  • He tried to strangle a border policeman and steal his gun...

    他企图勒死一名边防警察并偷走他的枪。

  • He was almost strangled by his parachute harness straps.

    他差点被自己的降落伞吊带勒死。

strangler

  • ...a vigilante group looking for a strangler who's terrorising the town.

    一个正在搜捕让小镇陷入恐慌的勒杀犯的治安小队

2. VERB 抑制;制止;扼杀 To strangle something means to prevent it from succeeding or developing. 

  • The country's economic plight is strangling its scientific institutions...

    该国的经济困境阻碍了其科研机构的工作进展。

  • His creative drive has been strangled by his sense of political guilt.

    他的创造欲望已被他的政治负罪感扼杀了。

Verb

1. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air;

  • "he tried to strangle his opponent"
  • "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"

2. conceal or hide;

  • "smother a yawn"
  • "muffle one's anger"
  • "strangle a yawn"

3. die from strangulation

4. prevent the progress or free movement of;

  • "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"
  • "the imperilist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"

5. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

6. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake;

  • "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"

医学

  • 1.绞窄，使窒息：由于气管压迫或梗阻而造成的窒息

法律

  • 1.扼杀

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  • 1.勒紧策略
1. The dictator's first step was to strangle the free press.
独裁者的第一步是扼杀新闻自由。

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》