strangle
柯林斯词典
1. V-T To strangle someone means to kill them by squeezing their throat tightly so that they cannot breathe. 扼死
He tried to strangle a border policeman and steal his gun. 他试图扼死一位边防警察并偷走他的枪。
2. V-T To strangle something means to prevent it from succeeding or developing. 抑制
The country's economic plight is strangling its scientific institutions. 这个国家的经济困境正在抑制其科研机构的发展。
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strangle /ˈstræŋɡəl/ (strangling,strangled,strangles)
剑桥词典
- to kill someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe
扼死，勒死，掐死
She had been strangled with her own scarf and her body dumped in the woods . 她被人用她自己的围巾勒死，弃尸于树林里。
to stop something from developing
抑制，压制；扼杀
For years , the organization was strangled by excessive bureaucracy . 该机构多年来因官僚主义作风严重，发展受到阻滞。
There is a great deal of fear that the new restrictions might strangle the country's economy . 很多人害怕新的限制措施会抑制国家的经济发展。