(亦作 garotte; <美> garrote)
with obj.
- kill (someone) by strangulation, typically with an iron collar or a length of wire or cord（尤指用铁环或绳、线）扼杀, 勒死（某人）：
he had been garrotted with piano wire.
他是被人用钢琴弦线勒死的。
- a wire, cord, or apparatus used for such a killing（将人扼杀、勒死所用的）线, 绳（或器具）。
词源
early 17th cent.: via French from Spanish garrote 'a cudgel, a garrotte', perhaps of Celtic origin.