Strangle
[ 'stræŋgl ]
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vt. 扼死，勒死，绞死;使…窒息;抑制;压制;
vi. 窒息而死，被勒死;
📝 例句
to strangle sb to death
把某人掐死
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ strange-奇怪的,strangle-勒死:他奇怪的被勒死了
※ str-街道,angle-钓鱼:在街(菜市口)上像钓鱼一样勒死罪犯
※ 谐音“死赚够”:索马里海盗即使被绞死了也没什么遗憾因为他们赚够了
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
strangle
v
1 [Tn] kill (sb) by squeezing or gripping the throat tightly; throttle 扼死, 勒死, 绞死, 掐死（某人）; 使窒息
He strangled her with her own scarf. 他用她的围巾把她勒死了.
(infml 口) I could cheerfully strangle you for getting me into this mess! 你让我这样难堪, 我恨不得掐死你!
(fig 比喻) This stiff collar is strangling me, ie making it difficult for me tobreathe. 这硬领把我的脖子卡得喘不过气来.
2
(a) [Tn]restrict or prevent the proper growth, operation or development of (sth) 限制或阻止（某事物）的正常生长、 操作或发展
She felt her creativity was being strangled.她觉得她的创造力难以发挥.
(b) [Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态]
restrict the utterance of (sth) 限制（某事物）的发声
a strangled (ie partly suppressed) cry 哽咽.
🔁 扩展释义
*['stræŋgl]vt. 勒死, 扼死, 压制, 使窒息, 抑制vi. 被扼死, 被绞死, 窒息而死【医】 绞窄, 使窒息
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Forget it.
算了吧。
Too much humility is pride.
过分谦虚即骄傲。
It was called Saving the earth and it was all about the damage that is being caused to the world.
会议叫“拯救地球”，所以全是有关地球遭受破坏的事情。