strangle

英 [ˈstræŋɡl]

美 [ˈstræŋɡl]

v.  扼死; 勒死; 掐死; 抑制; 压制; 扼杀

过去分词：strangled　过去式：strangled　现在分词：strangling　复数：strangles　第三人称单数：strangles　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9847 / COCA.9255

牛津词典

verb

• 扼死；勒死；掐死
  to kill sb by squeezing or pressing on their throat and neck
  1. to strangle sb to death
     把某人掐死
  2. He strangled her with her own scarf.
     他用她自己的围巾把她勒死了。
• 抑制；压制；扼杀
  to prevent sth from growing or developing
  1. The current monetary policy is strangling the economy.
     现行货币政策抑制了经济的发展。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 勒死;扼死;绞死;掐死
  Tostranglesomeone means to kill them by squeezing their throat tightly so that they cannot breathe.
  1. 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。
  2. He was almost strangled by his parachute harness straps.
     他差点被自己的降落伞吊带勒死。
• VERB 抑制;制止;扼杀
  Tostranglesomething means to prevent it from succeeding or developing.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

verb

• struggle for breath
  1. he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
  Synonym:gagchokesuffocate
• constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
  Synonym:choke
• prevent the progress or free movement of
  1. He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather
  2. the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
  Synonym:hamperhaltercramp
• die from strangulation
• conceal or hide
  1. smother a yawn
  2. muffle one's anger
  3. strangle a yawn
  Synonym:smotherstiflemufflerepress
• kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
  1. he tried to strangle his opponent
  2. A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
  Synonym:strangulatethrottle

双语例句

• What are they trying to do, strangle us to death?
  他们要做什么，把我们掐死？
• 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。
• We're not asking you to strangle her.
  我们不是叫你扼死她。
• I guess I didn't strangle him long enough.
  我猜是勒他的劲不够。
• Before panting little boys could strangle out the words, their mothers knew it.
  在气喘吁吁的小男孩们把话挤出来之前，他们的妈妈已经猜到他们的意思了。
• Through this phone and I will strangle you.
  从电话里跳出来勒死你。
• I'm gonna strangle him with his own wifebeater.
  我就用他自己的汗衫把他勒死。
• Do you have emotions? Strangle them.
  你有激情吗？把它压抑下去。
• 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。
• I've seen snakes strangle people and swallow then whole!
  我看到过蛇勒死并生吞某个人！