| 单词 | throttlehold |
| 释义 | throttlehold in British English (ˈθrɒtəlˌhəʊld) noun total control over a person or over circumstances; suppression throttlehold in American English (ˈθrɑtəlˌhoʊld) noun power to restrict or prevent freedom of development, movement, etc.; stranglehold throttlehold in American English (ˈθrɑtlˌhould) noun a stifling suppression The new regime kept a throttlehold on academic freedom Word origin [1930–35; throttle + (strangle)hold]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: DNA, boondoggle, old school tie, technical foul, uncertainty principle |
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