chokehold
/ˈtʃəʊkhəʊld/noun
- a tight grip round a person's neck, used to restrain them by restricting their breathing掐脖子：
the police have banned chokeholds
警方禁止了掐脖行为
figurative 〈喻〉the southern delegates had the convention in a chokehold.
南方代表使会议陷入僵局。