| 釋義 |
strangle /'Straeogl; 'straeijgl/ vt [VP6A] kill by squeezing the throat of; hinder the breathing of: 扼殺; 勒死; 絞死; 使窒息; 阻塞…的呼吸： This stiff collar is strangling me, is so tight that it squeezes my neck. 這硬領(lǐng)扼住了我的頸子。 '~hold n (usu fig) deadly grip: (通常作喻)致命的緊扼; 擊制; 束縛： The new tariffs have put a ~ hold on our trade with them. 這項新關(guān)稅增加了我們同他們貿(mào)易上的束縛。 strangulation /‘straeijgju'leijn; /Straeijgja'leJan/ n [U] strangling or being ~d. 扼殺; 勒死; 絞死; 窒息。 |