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Definition of strangulate in English: strangulateverb ˈstraŋɡjʊleɪtˈstræŋɡjəˌleɪt [with object]1Medicine Prevent circulation of the blood supply through (a part of the body, especially a hernia) by constriction. 〔医〕绞窄(身体某部位,尤其是疝) 绞窄性疝。 Example sentencesExamples - Acutely strangulated haemorrhoids occur as a result of thrombus formation resulting in gross swelling, irreducible prolapse, and severe pain.
- Pain is not common but can occur when the pile is strangulated or clotted.
- These can get caught on objects and strangulate the child.
- He said the defendant decided to do away with her cousin when she could not repay the loan, and had her strangulated, by two close aides.
- Amniotic bands that connected a hypocoiled cord to the fetal neck and strangulated the neck were seen in one case.
- If a child was doing it, it could encircle and strangulate part of the body and that would interfere with the blood supply.
- His best feathered friend is an adopted Canada goose named Gilligan that he saved from strangulating in a fishing net, an ongoing love affair that will soon become a children's book.
- He subsequently underwent surgery to remove six feet of small intestine, which had strangulated itself because a benign tumor of fat cells that restricted blood flow.
2informal Strangle; throttle. 〈非正式〉勒死;绞死,扼杀 the poor woman died strangulated 那个可怜的女人是被扼死的。 Example sentencesExamples - In the more humane 19th cent., however, the sight of poor folk being strangulated for minor offences became less acceptable, and other methods of crime prevention were sought.
- The car's waist got higher and fatter and the engine became increasingly strangulated by anti-emissions equipment as the years rolled by.
- As the project is executed with aid from the World Bank, there may be several strings attached that may eventually strangulate the unsuspecting customers whose immediate need is water.
- But the law is free of that strangulating formalism that is seen as a burden rather than a blessing.
- The minorities, especially the ten million Christians, are physically, socially and spiritually strangulated and trapped under the Blasphemy Law in Pakistan.
- He has beaten up his mother and children and even tried to strangulate one child.
- As a consequence, the city is reduced to humdrum of brick and mortar breeding environmental and health hazards while strangulating human existence.
- In the 1990s and beyond, institutions of higher education in Africa, especially the universities, must contend with several interrelated major problems, whose combined effect threatens to strangulate them…
- The Government has decided to legislate, regulate and, as usual, strangulate.
- He came up with the scheme in response to strangulating trading blocks imposed by England, which had led to widespread poverty in Scotland.
- Indian fashion is at a different stage of development and just arbitrarily dumping foreign trends into clothes stores strangulates Indian tastes and style.
- Using strangulated syntax instead of plain English means that the real meaning can be concealed from all save the magic circle of fellow-professionals who are in on the act.
- All of a sudden - when the working classes benefit - we get a massed chorus warning of money's strangulating effect.
- Mr Surjewala said the government had strangulated the democracy in Haryana by registering false criminal cases against Congress leaders and workers.
- This absorbs the human resources of the police and reduces their ability to strangulate the supply route.
Synonyms throttle, choke, garrotte - 2.1as adjective strangulated Sounding as though the utterer's throat is constricted.
使哽咽,闷住 绞窄性疝。 Example sentencesExamples - The music is volatile: its percussion tribal and its lead like a snake charmer's flute, strangulated forever.
- Though he can do all the pro forma stuff in bigger settings, his performances can be stiff and strangulated.
- The gruff, strangulated tones seemed to reflect the woman's petulant desires and suffocated potential, making her initially quite grotesque but ultimately deeply sympathetic.
- Her voice is as sexy as ever, yet, for such a small venue as the Blue Heron Arts Center, often too loud, and sometimes curiously strangulated.
- Kristin doesn't so much sing as offer strangulated, childlike whispers that are often double-tracked.
- Mason's low, slightly strangulated voice is perfect for suggesting the thin-lipped intensity of his newly unpeeled anger.
OriginMid 17th century (in the sense 'suffocate'): from Latin strangulat- 'choked', from the verb strangulare (see strangle). Definition of strangulate in US English: strangulateverbˈstræŋɡjəˌleɪtˈstraNGɡyəˌlāt [with object]1Medicine Prevent circulation of the blood supply through (a part of the body, especially a hernia) by constriction. 〔医〕绞窄(身体某部位,尤其是疝) 绞窄性疝。 Example sentencesExamples - He subsequently underwent surgery to remove six feet of small intestine, which had strangulated itself because a benign tumor of fat cells that restricted blood flow.
- These can get caught on objects and strangulate the child.
- He said the defendant decided to do away with her cousin when she could not repay the loan, and had her strangulated, by two close aides.
- His best feathered friend is an adopted Canada goose named Gilligan that he saved from strangulating in a fishing net, an ongoing love affair that will soon become a children's book.
- Acutely strangulated haemorrhoids occur as a result of thrombus formation resulting in gross swelling, irreducible prolapse, and severe pain.
- If a child was doing it, it could encircle and strangulate part of the body and that would interfere with the blood supply.
- Pain is not common but can occur when the pile is strangulated or clotted.
- Amniotic bands that connected a hypocoiled cord to the fetal neck and strangulated the neck were seen in one case.
2informal Strangle; throttle. 〈非正式〉勒死;绞死,扼杀 the poor woman died strangulated 那个可怜的女人是被扼死的。 Example sentencesExamples - He has beaten up his mother and children and even tried to strangulate one child.
- In the more humane 19th cent., however, the sight of poor folk being strangulated for minor offences became less acceptable, and other methods of crime prevention were sought.
- Using strangulated syntax instead of plain English means that the real meaning can be concealed from all save the magic circle of fellow-professionals who are in on the act.
- Indian fashion is at a different stage of development and just arbitrarily dumping foreign trends into clothes stores strangulates Indian tastes and style.
- Mr Surjewala said the government had strangulated the democracy in Haryana by registering false criminal cases against Congress leaders and workers.
- But the law is free of that strangulating formalism that is seen as a burden rather than a blessing.
- In the 1990s and beyond, institutions of higher education in Africa, especially the universities, must contend with several interrelated major problems, whose combined effect threatens to strangulate them…
- As the project is executed with aid from the World Bank, there may be several strings attached that may eventually strangulate the unsuspecting customers whose immediate need is water.
- The Government has decided to legislate, regulate and, as usual, strangulate.
- This absorbs the human resources of the police and reduces their ability to strangulate the supply route.
- The car's waist got higher and fatter and the engine became increasingly strangulated by anti-emissions equipment as the years rolled by.
- He came up with the scheme in response to strangulating trading blocks imposed by England, which had led to widespread poverty in Scotland.
- As a consequence, the city is reduced to humdrum of brick and mortar breeding environmental and health hazards while strangulating human existence.
- All of a sudden - when the working classes benefit - we get a massed chorus warning of money's strangulating effect.
- The minorities, especially the ten million Christians, are physically, socially and spiritually strangulated and trapped under the Blasphemy Law in Pakistan.
Synonyms throttle, choke, garrotte - 2.1as adjective strangulated Sounding as though the speaker's throat is constricted.
使哽咽,闷住 绞窄性疝。 Example sentencesExamples - The gruff, strangulated tones seemed to reflect the woman's petulant desires and suffocated potential, making her initially quite grotesque but ultimately deeply sympathetic.
- Her voice is as sexy as ever, yet, for such a small venue as the Blue Heron Arts Center, often too loud, and sometimes curiously strangulated.
- Though he can do all the pro forma stuff in bigger settings, his performances can be stiff and strangulated.
- Mason's low, slightly strangulated voice is perfect for suggesting the thin-lipped intensity of his newly unpeeled anger.
- Kristin doesn't so much sing as offer strangulated, childlike whispers that are often double-tracked.
- The music is volatile: its percussion tribal and its lead like a snake charmer's flute, strangulated forever.
OriginMid 17th century (in the sense ‘suffocate’): from Latin strangulat- ‘choked’, from the verb strangulare (see strangle). |