| 单词 | strangle |
| 释义 | strangle (stræŋgəl ) Word forms: strangles , strangling , strangled 1. verb 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. [VERB noun] He was almost strangled by his parachute harness straps. [VERB noun] Synonyms: throttle, choke, asphyxiate, garrotte strangler (stræŋgləʳ )Word forms: stranglers countable noun ...a vigilante group looking for a strangler who's terrorising the town. 2. verb To strangle something means to prevent it from succeeding or developing. The country's economic plight is strangling its scientific institutions. [VERB noun] His creative drive has been strangled by his sense of political guilt. [VERB noun] Synonyms: suppress, inhibit, subdue, stifle Translations: Chinese: 扼死 Japanese: 絞め殺す |
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