及物动词
1. 勒死;扼死;绞死;掐死
To strangle someone means to kill them by squeezing their throat tightly so that they cannot breathe.
1. struggle for breath
have insufficient oxygen intake
e.g. he swallowed a fishbone and gagged
2. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
Synonym: choke
3. prevent the progress or free movement of
e.g. He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather
the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries
4. die from strangulation
5. conceal or hide
e.g. smother a yawn
muffle one's anger
strangle a yawn
Synonym: smotherstiflemufflerepress
6. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
e.g. he tried to strangle his opponent
A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes
Synonym: strangulatethrottle