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strangulate

/strang-gyuh-leyt/US // ˈstræŋ gyəˌleɪt //UK // (ˈstræŋɡjʊˌleɪt) //

绞杀,绞死,掐死,掐住脖子

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    stran·gu·lat·ed, stran·gu·lat·ing.

    • : Pathology, Surgery. to compress or constrict so as to prevent circulation or suppress function.
    • : to strangle.

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Examples

  • The president noted that if the region’s oil supply fell into Soviet hands, this would “strangulate” the economies of Europe and Asia.

  • We strangulate two-thirds of our vowels and swallow half the other third.

  • I am not in very truth, and may the first jest I attempt to utter strangulate me outright, before it escapes from my lips.