| 释义 |
| | | | VERB | | | | | /ˈstræŋgl/ | | | | | 1 | to kill a person or an animal by squeezing their throat so that they cannot breathe 扼死；勒死；绞死 | | | | 2 | to stop the development of something , especially an economy 抑制，扼杀（尤指经济发展） | Some fear the restrictions would strangle the country’ s economy. 有些人担心这些限制会抑制这个国家的经济发展。 | | | | | DERIVED WORD | | strangler noun C | | | |