单词 | strangle |
释义 | strangle strangle /ˈstræŋ.ɡl̩/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for strangle F0 to kill someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe: » She had been strangled with her own scarf and her body dumped in the woods.Thesaurus+: ↑Murder and attempted murder , ↑KillingThesaurus+: ↑Breathing and stopping breathingF0 to stop something from developing: » For years, the organization was strangled by excessive bureaucracy.» There is a great deal of fear that the new restrictions might strangle the country's economy.Thesaurus+: ↑Causing something to end , ↑Coming to an end |
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