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strangler

🇬🇧 UK/'stræŋ^lә/🇺🇸 US
C2

Definitions

n.

A person who strangles someone; a plant whose roots wrap around and eventually kill a host tree

扼杀者，勒死者；绞杀植物

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
stranglerother
=strangler

Common Collocations

  • 1.serial strangler连环勒杀犯
  • 2.strangler fig绞杀榕
  • 3.[Boston Strangler]波士顿扼杀者
  • 4.[strangler vine]绞杀藤

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Police issued a warning to residents after the serial strangler struck again.

  • 2.

    The strangler fig is famous for wrapping around host trees and eventually killing them.

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