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strangle
/ˈstræŋɡəl/
American
- v. 掐死, 勒死, 扼杀
- Definition
- v. to kill someone by squeezing their throat, or to hold back something from developing
- Example
- The thick vines seemed to strangle the old tree slowly.
- 浓密的藤蔓似乎在慢慢地把那棵老树缠死。