Wordiyostrangle
🇬🇧 UK/'stræŋg(ə)l/🇺🇸 US/'stræŋgl/
B2
Definitions
v.
To kill by squeezing the throat to cut off air; to suppress or stifle something.
勒死；掐死；压制
🧩 Root Breakdown
Native Englishstrangleother
=strangle
Common Collocations
- 1.strangle competition扼杀竞争
- 2.strangle growth遏制增长
- 3.strangle a victim掐死受害者
- 4.[strangle free speech]压制言论自由
Example Sentences
- 1.
The detective concluded that someone had tried to strangle the victim before fleeing.
- 2.
Heavy regulations can strangle innovation and slow economic growth.
- 3.
The ivy began to strangle the old oak tree over many decades.