strangle
strangle 英 [ˈstræŋgl] 美 [ˈstræŋɡəl]
vt. 把…勒死；使…窒息 vi. 窒息而死；被勒死
进行时:strangling 过去式:strangled 过去分词:strangled 第三人称单数:strangles 名词复数:strangles
- To strangle is to cut off someone's breathing by squeezing their throat. If your turtleneck sweater is too tight, you might feel like it's strangling you.
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- vt. 把…勒死；使…窒息
- vi. 窒息而死；被勒死
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1. My plan was toenter the house, sneak up on him from behind, and strangle thenattering little carbuncle with a sash.
我的计划就是进入他的房间，从后面偷袭他，用腰带将这个絮絮叨叨的小粉刺给勒死。
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2. Lock her in a room with a million of them all ringing at once and she'll use one of their cords to strangle herself.
把她关在一个房间里，房间里装上一百万台同时响起的电话，她会用其中一条电话线把自己活活勒死的。
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3. At this, the husband reached out and seemed to strangle invisible Antonias in the air all around him, his eyes beseeching Heaven.
听到这一声呼喊，丈夫伸出手来，看来真的要把无形的安东尼娅勒死在他周围聚集的空气中，他的眼睛恳求着苍天。
- strangle (v.) late 13c., from Old French estrangler "choke, suffocate, throttle" (Modern French étrangler), from Latin strangulare "to choke, stifle, check, constrain," from Greek strangalan "to choke, twist," from strangale "a halter, cord, lace," related to strangos "twisted," from PIE root *strenk- "tight, narrow; pull tight, twist" (see string (n.)). Related: Strangled; strangling.
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