strangle
['stræŋ.gl] verb transitive
■to kill someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe 扼死，勒死，掐死•She had been strangled with her own scarf and her body dumped in the woods.她被人用她自己的围巾勒死，弃尸于树林里。 ■to stop something from developing 抑制，压制；扼杀•For years, the organization was strangled by excessive bureaucracy.该机构多年来因官僚作风严重，发展受到阻滞。 •There is a great deal of fear that the new restrictions might strangle the country's economy.很多人害怕新的限制措施会抑制国家的经济发展。
['stræŋ.gl] verb transitive
strangle sth at birth
■to stop something at an early stage of its development 扼杀于萌芽时；防范于未燃（在某事发生的早期阶段予以阻止）•It's perfectly natural that she should try to strangle the opposition to her plans at birth.她应防范于未燃，一早处理对她计划所持的反对意见，这是十分自然的事。 |