英:[ˈstræŋglə(r)]
美:[ˈstræŋɡlər]
英:[ˈstræŋglə(r)]
美:[ˈstræŋɡlər]
复数:stranglers
verb
transitive verb
to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle
to obstruct seriously or fatally the normal breathing of
stifle
to suppress or hinder the rise, expression, or growth of
repression strangles free speech
intransitive verb
to become strangled
to die from or as if from interference with breathing
1550年代,来自 strangle(动词)的代词。
绞杀植物
Middle English, from Anglo-French estrangler, from Latin strangulare, from Greek strangalan, from strangalē halter — more at strain
The first known use of strangle was in the 14th century
straplessadjective
having no strapespecially: made or worn without shoulder straps
strapless evening gown
strap1 of 2noun
a band, plate, or loop of metal for tying objects together or for clamping an object in position
a narrow usually flat strip of a flexible material and especially leather used for fastening, holding together, or wrapping
something made of a strap forming a loop
boot strap
a strip of leather used for whipping
strop entry 1
strap2 of 2verb
to fasten with or attach by a strap
to beat or punish with a strap
strop entry 2
to cause to suffer from an extreme scarcity
I'm strapped for cash
strangulationnoun
an act or process of strangling
the state of being strangled
strangulateverb
strangle sense 1
strangulateverb
strangle sense 1
strangleverb
to choke to death by squeezing the throat
to cause (someone or something) to choke or suffocate
to suppress or hinder the rise, growth, or expression of
these rules are strangling my creativity
to become strangled
to die by or as if by interference with breathing
strangleverb
to choke to death by squeezing the throat
to cause (someone or something) to choke or suffocate
to suppress or hinder the rise, growth, or expression of
these rules are strangling my creativity
to become strangled
to die by or as if by interference with breathing
1 They were professional stranglers, with sufficient knowledge of anatomy to dislocate the neck of him whom they had marked down as their prey.
2 In the Citadel, it was simply called the strangler.
3 The company is trying to strangle the smaller competition.
4 After the gasoline engine is started, push the damper strangler to the full open position.
汽油机起动后,将阻风门打至全开位置。
5 The berries’ tart presence seems utterly at home amid chanterelles sautéed with garlic and herbs and tossed with strozzapreti — a ropey, rolled noodle whose name literally means “priest strangler.”
6 This story of a strangler attacking women across Los Angeles is told, like so many crime novels, through a man’s perspective.
7 "He sees it as a clear job killer," says BBC environment correspondent Matt McGrath, "as an economy strangler and a desperately unfair stitch-up by other countries wanting to take economic advantage of the US."
8 The usurer is a heartless strangler, an insatiable glutton.
9 Stewart mocked that victim-blaming logic, saying, “I get it! These women were asking for it. It’s just like the Boston strangler’s victims: You don’t want to get strangled, you shouldn’t have had a neck!”
10 For thee! thou goose egg! thou straw scarecrow, thou horse strangler, thou dry slipper--thou drunkard!
11 Jennifer had been strangled to death and Michaela and Hayley died from smoke inhalation after Komisarjevsky doused the home with gasoline and set it on fire.
12 But it is the trees that are most striking, not least the towering strangler figs with trunks like church buttresses.
13 “People in the village call me Hasan the strangler now,” he said.
14 According to Stax: Soulsville U.S.A. (which does not include a response from any former CBS employees), CBS began withholding money from Stax, essentially strangling it.
15 She had a special animus for English ivy, that invasive strangler of native trees.
16 Stereotypical college students are stalked on campus by a slasher/strangler.
17 Giant strangler fig tree roots embrace the crumbling Ta Prohm temple at Angkor.
巨大的勒颈无花果树根环抱着吴哥窟破碎的塔布笼寺.
18 The strangler fig grows around palm trees, he said, and ultimately kills the palm.
19 The combination of strangulation, resource and sunshine deficiency means the host plant is unlikely to win its battle against strangler figs.
20 Hilton hit the last few stranglers with more spray before lowering back onto the field, pumping his fist as the crowd cheered again.
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