| 释义 |
throttle [transitive] (rather informal) to kill sb by squeezing their throat to stop them from breathing掐死；勒死◆he throttled the guard with his bare hands.他徒手掐死了卫兵。note 辨析 strangle or throttle?there is not much difference in meaning between these words. throttle is slightly more informal and is used especially in humorous spoken expressions to show that sb is very annoying; strangle can also be used in these expressions.这两个词含义区别不大。throttle 稍不正式，尤用于幽默的口语表达，表示某人很招人烦。strangle 也可用于这些表达方式中◆i felt like strangling / throttling him!我真想掐死他！throttle¹/ˈθrɒtl ||; ˈθrɑtḷ/verb [t] to hold sb tightly by the throat and stop him/her breathing 掐住（某人的）脖子；掐死 [syn] strangle 同义词为stranglethrottle²/ˈθrɒtl ||; ˈθrɑtḷ/noun [c] the part in a vehicle that controls the speed by controlling how much fuel goes into the engine （车辆的）油门，油门杆，节流阀 ☞ throttle¹☞ throttle² |