Stranglehold
n. 勒颈, 压制自由, 抑制, 束缚
📖 牛津释义
stranglehold
n
(a) strangling grip 扼制; 压制; 束缚.
(b) (usu sing 通常作单数) ~ (on sth) (fig 比喻) firm control, making it impossible for sth to grow or develop properly 控制某事物; 使某事物不能正常成长或发展
The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利.
🗣️ 情景例句
What would you like to eat?
你们要吃点什么？
Nothing so necessary for travellers as languages.
旅行者最需要的是几种语言。
When he received a very rude reply from one of the workmen.
其中一个工人粗鲁地回了几句。