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单词 stranglehold
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
stran•gle•hold /ˈstræŋgəlˌhoʊld/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Sportan illegal wrestling hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
  2. any force that prevents action or development:a stranglehold on the economy.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
stran•gle•hold  (strang′gəl hōld′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Sport[Wrestling.]an illegal hold by which an opponent's breath is choked off.
  2. any force or influence that restricts the free actions or development of a person or group:the stranglehold of superstition.
  • strangle + hold1 1890–95

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stranglehold /ˈstræŋɡəlˌhəʊld/ n
  1. a wrestling hold in which a wrestler's arms are pressed against his opponent's windpipe
  2. complete power or control over a person or situation
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