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strangles , strangling , strangled
To strangle someone means to kill them by squeezing their throat tightly so that they cannot breathe.
throttle
He tried to strangle a border policeman and steal his gun.
他企图勒死一位边防警察并偷走他的枪。
To strangle something means to prevent it from succeeding or developing.
The country's economic plight is strangling its scientific institutions.
该国的经济困境阻碍了其科研机构的工作进展。
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