/'stræŋgl; `stræŋˇl/
v
1 [Tn] kill (sb) by squeezing or gripping the throat tightly; throttle 扼死, 勒死, 绞死, 掐死（某人）; 使窒息
*He strangled her with her own scarf. 他用她的围巾把她勒死了.
* (infml 口) I could cheerfully strangle you for getting me into this mess! 你让我这样难堪, 我恨不得掐死你!
* (fig 比喻) This stiff collar is strangling me, ie making it difficult for me tobreathe. 这硬领把我的脖子卡得喘不过气来.
2 (a) [Tn]restrict or prevent the proper growth, operation or development of (sth) 限制或阻止（某事物）的正常生长、操作或发展
*She felt her creativity was being strangled.她觉得她的创造力难以发挥.
(b) [Tn usu passive 通常用于被动语态] restrict the utterance of (sth) 限制（某事物）的发声
*a strangled (ie partly suppressed) cry 哽咽.

v [T]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French;Origin: estrangler, from Latin strangulare; STRANGULATION]
to kill someone by pressing their throat with your hands, a rope etc
→chokestrangle with
　The victim had been strangled with a belt.
to limit or prevent the growth or development of something
　Mills argues that high taxation strangles the economy.
>stranglern[C]