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strangling

UK //ˈstræŋɡlɪŋ//US //ˈstræŋɡlɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 'stranglen',与古英语 'strang'(意为'强壮的')相关,后引申为'用强力压制'。

verb

❶ 指用手或绳索等紧紧勒住某人的脖子,使其无法呼吸,通常指暴力行为或意外事故。

“The detective found evidence of strangling in the victim's neck.”

(侦探在受害者脖子上发现了被勒死的痕迹。)

“She screamed when she saw someone strangling a cat in the alley.”

(她看到有人在巷子里勒一只猫时尖叫起来。)

同义词:choking, throttling, suffocating

常见短语

strangling hold — 指一种格斗技巧,用手臂或工具紧紧勒住对手的脖子使其窒息。

“The wrestler used a strangling hold to defeat his opponent.”

(摔跤手用勒颈技巧击败了对手。)