Word · Frequency #9847
strangles
勒死；扼死；掐死
strangles is the third person singular of strangle.
kill someone by squeezing the throat
- 1.
To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply.
通过掐住喉咙切断氧气供应来杀死某人
- 2.
To choke, suffocate or throttle, whether the victim survives or not.
窒息、使窒息或勒死,无论受害者是否存活
- 3.
To stifle or suppress.
压制或抑制
- 4.
To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
被勒死或窒息而死
- 5.
To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.
以任何方式被窒息、勒死或窒息
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
In use
High taxes can strangle small businesses, so many owners struggle to survive.
A child's confidence can be strangled by constant criticism and unrealistic expectations.
The company's strict rules strangle innovation and discourage creative thinking.
strangle + sb/sth
The murderer strangled his victim.
凶手勒死了他的受害者。
strangle + sth (fig.)
The new regulations will strangle small businesses.
新规定将扼杀小企业。
be strangled (by/with sth)
被动语态常用于描述被勒死的场景。
Connections
Collocations
- strangle to death
- 勒死
- The victim was strangled to death with a rope.受害者被用绳子勒死了。
- strangle with a cord
- 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。
- strangle freedom
- 扼杀自由
- The dictatorship strangled freedom of speech.独裁统治扼杀了言论自由。
- strangle creativity
- 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。
- strangle the economy
- 扼杀经济
- High taxes are strangling the economy.高税收正在扼杀经济。
- stranglehold on
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：string（绳子）+ angle（角度）→用绳子以特定角度勒住脖子。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：business、creativity、personal expression 该词常用于比喻义，表示抑制或扼杀某事物的进展或自由，属于中性或偏正式的用法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the spelling pattern '-angle' and are pronounced with the same stressed vowel /æ/ and ending /ŋɡəl/. However, note that words like 'strange' (spelled similarly but with a different vowel /eɪ/) are not rhymes. Also be careful with 'strung' etc.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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