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单词 throttle
释义
throttle
(once / 1988 pages)
1nv 2v

The throttle of an engine controls the fuel going in, and if you're going at full throttle, you'd better hang onto your hat.
You can think of a throttle as a throat, and the two words may be related. But as with a throat, if you block a throttle, something bad is likely to happen. You can throttle your car — cut off the air to the engine, also known as applying the choke — and you might stall it out. You can also throttle a person — the image is that you grab the person by the throat and cut off his air. It's much better to use throttle figuratively, as when you beat someone really badly at tennis, you could say "you throttled her," but nobody has to get hurt.
WORD FAMILY
throttle: throttled, throttler, throttles, throttling+/throttler: throttlers/throttling: throttlings
USAGE EXAMPLES
There’s unlikely to be a letup on the throttle this time.
Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016)
Drive modes adjust throttle response, steering weight, gearbox mapping and the amount of engine growl allowed into the cabin.
New York Times(Dec 29, 2016)
A nurse working in a south Wales emergency department, who was throttled by a patient, believes more needs to be done.
BBC(Dec 27, 2016)
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1n a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
Syn|Hyper
accelerator, throttle valve
valve
control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid
2n a pedal that controls the throttle valve
Syn|Hyper
accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas, gas pedal, gun
foot lever, foot pedal, pedal, treadle
a lever that is operated with the foot
3v place limits on (extent or access)
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
bound, confine, limit, restrain, restrict, trammel
reduce, tighten
narrow or limit
tie
limit or restrict to
gate
restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment
draw a line, draw the line
reasonably object (to) or set a limit (on)
mark off, mark out
set boundaries to and delimit
harness, rein, rule
keep in check
baffle, regulate
check the emission of (sound)
cramp, halter, hamper, strangle
prevent the progress or free movement of
constrain, stiffen, tighten, tighten up
restrict
clamp down, crack down
repress or suppress (something regarded as undesirable)
inhibit
limit the range or extent of
constrain, cumber, encumber, restrain
hold back
bridle
put a bridle on
curb
keep to the curb
clog
impede the motion of, as with a chain or a burden
check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate
lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
2
1v kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
strangle, strangulate
garotte, garrote, garrotte, scrag
strangle with an iron collar
kill
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
2v reduce the air supply
Syn|Hyper
choke
enrich
make better or improve in quality
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