英语词汇“strangler”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

stranglestrangle /ˈstræŋgəl/ verb [transitive]

ETYMOLOGYstrangle

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulare to strangle

VERB TABLE

strangle

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	strangle
	he, she, it	strangles
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	strangled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have strangled
	he, she, it	has strangled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had strangled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will strangle
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have strangled

Continuous Form
Present	I	am strangling
	he, she, it	is strangling
	you, we, they	are strangling
Past	I, he, she, it	was strangling
	you, we, they	were strangling
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been strangling
	he, she, it	has been strangling
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been strangling
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be strangling
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been strangling

1to kill someone by pressing on his or her throat with your hands, a rope, etc. → choke: Freitas was strangled with a nylon cord.2to limit or prevent the growth or development of something: The economy is being strangled by inefficiency. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulare to strangle]—strangler noun [countable]