strangle
v
1 [Tn] kill (sb) by squeezing or gripping the throat tightly; throttle 扼死, 勒死, 絞死, 掐死(某人); 使窒息
He strangled her with her own scarf. 他用她的圍巾把她勒死了.
(infml 口) I could cheerfully strangle you for getting me into this mess! 你讓我這樣難堪, 我恨不得掐死你!
(fig 比喻) This stiff collar is strangling me, ie making it difficult for me tobreathe. 這硬領把我的脖子卡得喘不過氣來.
2
(a) [Tn]restrict or prevent the proper growth, operation or development of (sth) 限制或阻止(某事物)的正常生長、 操作或發展
She felt her creativity was being strangled.她覺得她的創造力難以發揮.
(b) [Tn usu passive 通常用於被動語態]
restrict the utterance of (sth) 限制(某事物)的發聲
a strangled (ie partly suppressed) cry 哽咽.