| 单词 | strangle |
| 释义 | strangle —strangler, n. —stranglingly, adv. /strang"geuhl/, v. , strangled, strangling. v.t. 1. to kill by squeezing the throat in order to compress the windpipe and prevent the intake of air, as with the hands or a tightly drawn cord. 2. to kill by stopping the breath in any manner; choke; stifle; suffocate. 3. to prevent the continuance, growth, rise, or action of; suppress: Censorship strangles a free press. v.i. 4. to be choked, stifled, or suffocated. [1250-1300; ME strangelen < OF estrangler < L strangulare < Gk strangalân, deriv. of strangále halter, akin to strangós twisted] Syn. 1. garrote, throttle, choke. 2. smother. 3. check, repress, gag, muzzle. |
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