| 释义 |
stran·gle
I. \ˈstraŋgəl, -aiŋ-\ verb
(strangled ; strangled ; strangling \-g(ə)liŋ\ ; strangles)
Etymology: Middle English stranglen, from Middle French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē halter — more at strain
transitive verb
1.
a. : to compress the windpipe of until death results from stoppage of respiration : choke to death by compressing the throat with or as if with a hand or rope : throttle
b. : interfere with or obstruct seriously or fatally the normal breathing of
< the bone wedged in his throat and strangled him >
< the tear gas strangled the convicts >
2.
a. : to hinder the growth of (an organism) : deny a vital necessity (as air, water, or food) to : choke off or out
b. : to suppress, hinder, or halt the rise, expression, or development of by extreme restrictions or stringency
< expression of biological needs is strangled by social pressures — Abram Kardiner >
< the states strangle local initiative — T.C.Desmond >
< strangling her trade would neither cause immediate hardship … nor stop an army — John Sparkman >
c. : to check free utterance of
< a strangled gasp of anguish — O.E.Rölvaag >
intransitive verb
1. : to become strangled : undergo an especially severe interference of breathing
< she chokes very easily, and sometimes strangles — Grace Reiten >
2. : to die from or as if from interference with breathing
< several prisoners in the hold strangled >
Synonyms: see suffocate
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: by shortening
: stranglehold |