1 VERB 掐死;勒死;掐住…的脖子;使窒息 To throttle someone means to kill or injure them by squeezing their throat or tightening something around it and preventing them from breathing. 掐死;勒死;掐住…的脖子;使窒息
SYN strangle, choke, garrotte, strangulate
2 VERB 阻挡;阻碍;压制;扼杀 If you say that something or someone is throttling a process, institution, or group, you mean that they are restricting it severely or destroying it. 阻挡;阻碍;压制;扼杀
SYN suppress, inhibit, stifle, control
3 N-COUNT (汽车、飞机的)节流阀,油门杆,油门踏板 The throttle of a motor vehicle or aircraft is the device, lever, or pedal that controls the quantity of fuel entering the engine and is used to control the vehicle's speed. (汽车、飞机的)节流阀,油门杆,油门踏板
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He gently opened the throttle, and the ship began to ease forward.
他轻轻松开油门杆,轮船开始缓缓前行。
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You have to push the throttle forward for more power.
你得把油门杆往前推来加大马力。
4 N-UNCOUNT 功率;马力 Throttle is the power that is obtained by using a throttle. 功率;马力
5 PHRASE 全速地;满怀热情地 If you say that something is done at full throttle, you mean that it is done with great speed and enthusiasm. 全速地;满怀热情地
Phrasal verbs: - throttle back
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