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单词 strangulate
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Definition of strangulate in English:

strangulate

verb 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)

    a strangulated hernia

    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
    1. 2.1as adjective strangulated Sounding as though the utterer's throat is constricted.
      使哽咽,闷住
      a strangulated cry

      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.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense 'suffocate'): from Latin strangulat- 'choked', from the verb strangulare (see strangle).

Rhymes

triangulate

Definition of strangulate in US English:

strangulate

verbˈstræŋɡjəˌleɪtˈstraNGɡyəˌlāt
[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)

    a strangulated hernia

    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
    1. 2.1as adjective strangulated Sounding as though the speaker's throat is constricted.
      使哽咽,闷住
      a strangulated cry

      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.

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense ‘suffocate’): from Latin strangulat- ‘choked’, from the verb strangulare (see strangle).

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