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Strangle Strangled I Verb 动词 Means   [V N

英语单词 strangle
英美音标 英 ['stræŋɡl] 美 ['stræŋɡl]
中文释义 v.勒死;窒息;限制
英语例句 (1) The hooligan strangled her with a piece of string.
(2) He tried to strangle his opponent.
(3) She strangled before she was taken to hospital.
(4) When I attended his lecture, I always tried hard to strangle yawns.
(5) The dictator's first step was to strangle the free press.
中文例句 (1) 那流氓用一根绳子把她勒死了。
(2) 他试图勒死他的对手。
(3) 她在被送往医院之前便窒息而死。
(4) 我上他的课时,总是竭力地制止自己打呵欠。
(5) 独裁者的第一步是扼杀新闻自由。
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词]勒死;扼死;绞死;掐死 To strangle someone means to kill them by squeezing their throat tightly so that they cannot breathe.
  [V n]
  • He tried to strangle a border policeman and steal his gun...

    他企图勒死一名边防警察并偷走他的枪。

  • He was almost strangled by his parachute harness straps.

    他差点被自己的降落伞吊带勒死。

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  • ...a vigilante group looking for a strangler who's terrorising the town.

    一个正在搜捕让小镇陷入恐慌的勒杀犯的治安小队

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[VERB 动词]抑制;制止;扼杀 To strangle something means to prevent it from succeeding or developing.
  [V n]
  • The country's economic plight is strangling its scientific institutions...

    该国的经济困境阻碍了其科研机构的工作进展。

  • His creative drive has been strangled by his sense of political guilt.

    他的创造欲望已被他的政治负罪感扼杀了。

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