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- a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine节流阀（或圈）, 扼流圈; 节流杆; 油门杆; 风门, 总舌门, 油门, 节气门; 油门踏板：
the engines were at full throttle.
发动机全速运转。
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- archaic a person's throat, gullet, or windpipe〈古〉喉咙; 气管。
with obj.
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- attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them掐住…的脖子; 掐死; 使窒息：
she was sorely tempted to throttle him
她很想掐死他
figurative 〈喻〉 the revolution has throttled the free exchange of information and opinion.
革命压制了信息和想法的自由交流。
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- control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle节流调节, 调节…的蕻油门。
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- （throttle back 或down）reduce the power of an engine or vehicle by use of the throttle使节流; 使减速。
派生词
throttler
noun词源