strangle to death
collocation勒死
The victim was strangled to death with a rope.
受害者被用绳子勒死了。
使窒息；掐住…的脖子；扼杀；压制；抑制；窒息；被勒死；被闷住；通过掐住喉咙切断氧气供应来杀死某人；窒息、使窒息或勒死,无论受害者是否存活
kill someone by squeezing the throat
通过掐住喉咙切断氧气供应来杀死某人
To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply.
窒息、使窒息或勒死,无论受害者是否存活
To choke, suffocate or throttle, whether the victim survives or not.
压制或抑制
To stifle or suppress.
被勒死或窒息而死
To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
以任何方式被窒息、勒死或窒息
To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.
一般现在时
He strangles his opponent.
他勒死他的对手。
一般过去时
She strangled the snake yesterday.
她昨天勒死了那条蛇。
现在进行时
They are strangling the competition.
他们正在扼杀竞争。
规则动词（过去式、过去分词加-ed）
High taxes can strangle small businesses, so many owners struggle to survive.
高额税收会扼杀小企业，所以许多经营者艰难度日。
用法提示：strangle 作及物动词，表示‘扼杀、抑制’，宾语是 small businesses。
A child's confidence can be strangled by constant criticism and unrealistic expectations.
不断的批评和不切实际的期望会扼杀孩子的自信心。
用法提示：be strangled 是被动语态，表示‘被扼杀’。
The company's strict rules strangle innovation and discourage creative thinking.
公司严格的规章制度扼杀创新，阻碍创造性思维。
用法提示：strangle 在第三人称复数主语后使用原形，表示‘压制、抑制’。
更通用；也可指物体堵塞导致窒息，不限于用手掐
常指故意杀人，日常用语中较少使用
比喻用法；不用于物理勒杀
更正式；常用于思想、运动或情感
可字面可比喻；暗含覆盖或压倒之意
指解除窒息或抑制，使恢复自由
强调从束缚或压迫中解脱出来
指放开或允许自由活动
与'扼杀'（抑制）相对，表示促进或支持
表示不阻止，与'扼杀'（阻止）相对
勒死
The victim was strangled to death with a rope.
受害者被用绳子勒死了。
用绳索勒死
The killer strangled his victim with a cord.
凶手用绳索勒死了他的受害者。
扼杀自由
The dictatorship strangled freedom of speech.
独裁统治扼杀了言论自由。
扼杀创造力
Overly strict rules can strangle creativity in students.
过于严格的规则会扼杀学生的创造力。
扼杀经济
High taxes are strangling the economy.
高税收正在扼杀经济。
对...的扼制
The monopoly has a stranglehold on the market.
垄断对市场有扼制作用。
扼杀在摇篮中
The government's strict regulations strangled the startup in its cradle.
政府的严格规定将这家初创公司扼杀在了摇篮中。
扼杀……的生命力
Overregulation is strangling the life out of small businesses.
过度监管正在扼杀小企业的生命力。
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