squeeze or constrict the neck of (a person or animal), especially so as to cause death
扼死，掐死；勒死，绞死
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the victim was strangled with a scarf .那个受害者是被一条围巾勒死的。
[as adj.
使哽咽，闷住，使窒息
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a series of strangled gasps .一连串憋闷的喘息。
suppress (an impulse, action, or sound)
抑制，压制（冲动，行动，声音）
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she strangled a sob .她抑制住啜泣。
hamper or hinder the development or activity of
妨碍；阻止，阻碍
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they allowed bureaucracy to strangle initiative .他们听任官僚作风阻碍创新。
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stranglev.扼死；掐死；勒死；绞死；阻碍；使哽咽；闷住；使窒息；抑制；压制
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strangeadj.不平常的；奇特的；奇怪的；不可思议的；陌生的；生疏的；不熟悉的；有奇异性非零值的；奇异性的；不习惯的
"Middle English： shortening of Old French
