strangle

英 ['stræŋɡl] 美 ['stræŋɡl]

• v. 勒死；窒息；限制

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 扼死;使窒息

   kill by squeezing the throat of;hinder the breathing of

英英释义

Verb:

1. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air;

   "he tried to strangle his opponent"
   "A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes"
   

2. conceal or hide;

   "smother a yawn"
   "muffle one's anger"
   "strangle a yawn"
   

3. die from strangulation

4. prevent the progress or free movement of;

   "He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather"
   "the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries"
   

5. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing

6. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake;

   "he swallowed a fishbone and gagged"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The hooligan strangled her with a piece of string.
   那流氓用一根绳子把她勒死了。
2. He tried to strangle his opponent.
   他试图勒死他的对手。
3. She strangled before she was taken to hospital.
   她在被送往医院之前便窒息而死。
4. When I attended his lecture, I always tried hard to strangle yawns.
   我上他的课时，总是竭力地制止自己打呵欠。
5. The dictator's first step was to strangle the free press.
   独裁者的第一步是扼杀新闻自由。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. He strangled her with a nylon stocking.
   他用尼龙长筒袜勒死了她。

经典引文

• Out there somewhere is a mass murderer who enjoys strangling women.

  出自： P. D. James

词汇搭配

• naked strangle 裸勒,日本武术中的一...
• strangle hold 卡脖子
• hell strangle 地狱勒,日本武术中的...

近反义词

【近义词】

• choke 窒息
• smother 窒息
• asphyxiate (使)窒息
• suffocate 使窒息
• strangulate 使窒息
• throttle 节流阀
• stifle 使窒息
• repress 抑制
• garrote 绞刑
• garrotte 绞刑
• crush 压碎
• suppress 镇压
• inhibit 抑制
• silence 沉默
• muffle 围裹
• halter 缰绳
• gag 箝口物
• hamper 妨碍
• cramp 抽筋