strangle
英 ['stræŋg(ə)l]
美['stræŋɡl]
- vt. 把…勒死；使…窒息
- vi. 窒息而死；被勒死
英英释意
- 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 imperilist 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"
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. to strangle sb to death
- 把某人掐死
来自《权威词典》
- 3. 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.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. He give a strangle cry and fall to the floor.
- 他发出一声受扼的叫喊,随即倒在地板上.
来自辞典例句
- 5. 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.
来自辞典例句