strangling
n. 扼杀
v. 扼死( strangle的现在分词 ); 使窒息; 抑制; 压制
To strangle someone means to kill them by squeezing their throat tightly so that they cannot breathe.
He tried to strangle a border policeman and steal his gun...
他企图勒死一名边防警察并偷走他的枪。
He was almost strangled by his parachute harness straps.
他差点被自己的降落伞吊带勒死。
To strangle something means to prevent it from succeeding or developing.
The country's economic plight is strangling its scientific institutions...
该国的经济困境阻碍了其科研机构的工作进展。
His creative drive has been strangled by his sense of political guilt.
他的创造欲望已被他的政治负罪感扼杀了。
1. the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe;
The country's economic plight is strangling its scientific institutions.
该国的经济困境阻碍了其科研机构的工作进展。
The strangling hero sprang up with a relieving snort.
这位被水浇得透不过气来的英雄猛地从地上爬起来,喷了喷鼻子,舒服了些.
This tight collar is strangling me.
这个紧领使我有窒息之感.
Massive external debt is strangling economic progress.
沉重的外债正在窒息经济的发展.
Values bottleneck : Are you strangling your own firm's throat?
价值瓶颈: 是你自己限制了公司的发展 吗 ?