| 释义 |
strangle /'Straeogl; 'straeijgl/ vt [VP6A] kill by squeezing the throat of; hinder the breathing of: 扼杀; 勒死; 绞死; 使窒息; 阻塞…的呼吸： This stiff collar is strangling me, is so tight that it squeezes my neck. 这硬领扼住了我的颈子。 '~hold n (usu fig) deadly grip: (通常作喻)致命的紧扼; 击制; 束缚： The new tariffs have put a ~ hold on our trade with them. 这项新关税增加了我们同他们贸易上的束缚。 strangulation /‘straeijgju'leijn; /Straeijgja'leJan/ n [U] strangling or being ~d. 扼杀; 勒死; 绞死; 窒息。 |