Word · Frequency #12877
throttles
控制或降低（发动机、车辆、网络等）的速度；限制（速度或流量）
throttles is the third person singular of throttle.
to control or reduce the speed of an engine, vehicle, network, etc.
- 1.
To control or adjust the speed of (an engine).
控制或调节(发动机)的速度。
- 2.
To cut back on the speed of (an engine, person, organization, network connection, etc.).
降低(发动机、人、组织、网络连接等)的速度。
- 3.
To strangle or choke someone.
勒死或扼死某人。
- 4.
place limits on (extent or access)
限制(范围或访问)
- 5.
To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.
喉部受阻而有窒息危险；呛住；窒息。
- 6.
To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.
几乎窒息时那样用力呼吸。
- 7.
To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.
以半窒息者的方式断续地说出。
扼死；掐死；勒死；限制；限定（范围、访问等）；窒息；噎住；喘不过气；喘粗气；大口喘气；哽咽地说；断断续续地说
In use
The internet provider throttles download speeds for users who exceed the monthly limit.
The streaming app is throttling the video quality on my phone because the signal is weak.
The network administrator throttled the connection during peak hours to prevent the server from crashing.
Verb forms
base throttle · third person throttles · -ing throttling · past throttled · past participle throttled
此动词为规则变化，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- throttle back
- 减速；降低速度
- The pilot throttled back to prepare for landing.飞行员减速准备着陆。
- throttle up
- 加速；加大油门
- He throttled up the engine to overtake the truck.他加大油门超车。
- throttle bandwidth
- 限制带宽；限制网速
- The provider throttles bandwidth during peak hours.该服务商在高峰时段限制带宽。
- throttle access
- 限制访问
- The company throttled access to social media apps.该公司限制了社交媒体应用的访问。
Idioms & figurative uses
- at full throttle
- 全速地；全力以赴地The team worked at full throttle to meet the deadline.团队全力以赴地工作，以赶上截止日期。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 throttle 像 throat（喉咙）+ tle：掐住喉咙令人窒息，也像掐住油门限制速度。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：网络限速与服务器管理、汽车/引擎控制、政策讨论中对访问的限制 表示“限制速度或流量”时通常属于中性偏正式用法，多用于网络管理、机械工程及政策讨论；日常口语中更常说 limit 或 slow down。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵：bottle /ˈbɑtəl/（重读音节元音和尾音与 throttle 相同）。拼写相近但发音不同：kettle /ˈkɛtəl/、cattle /ˈkætəl/、turtle /ˈtɜrtəl/、thistle /ˈθɪsəl/、whistle /ˈwɪsəl/，注意不要按 throttle 的读音去猜。
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
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.