to strangle
01
扼住, 窒息
to experience difficulty breathing or to be unable to breathe due to obstruction or restriction
Intransitive
例子
He started to strangle from the smoke in the room, struggling to catch his breath.
他开始因为房间里的烟雾而窒息，挣扎着呼吸。
02
扼杀, 勒死
to kill by choking the throat and blocking the air supply
Transitive: to strangle sb/sth
语法信息
形态构成
简单词
动作动词
规则
现在时
strangle
第三人称单数
strangles
现在分词
strangling
一般过去时
strangled
过去分词
strangled
例子
The villain attempted to strangle the hero with a rope.
反派试图用绳子勒死英雄。
03
抑制, 扼杀
to hold back or stop an impulse, action, or sound from being expressed or carried out
Transitive: to strangle an action or sound
例子
He had to strangle his anger before speaking to his boss.
他不得不在和老板说话之前扼制住自己的怒火。
04
扼杀, 限制
to slow down, restrict, or block the progress or activity of something
Transitive: to strangle development of something
例子
The lack of funding began to strangle the growth of the small business.
资金的缺乏开始扼杀小企业的增长。
05
扼杀, 窒息
to die because something is blocking or interfering with the ability to breathe
Intransitive
例子
She struggled to breathe before ultimately strangling from the tight grip.
在最终被紧握扼死之前，她挣扎着呼吸。
