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strangled

/ˈstræŋɡəld/ American
  • v. 掐死, 抑制
Definition
  • v. killed by squeezing someone's throat, or suppressed and held back
Example
The vines had strangled the young tree before anyone noticed.
藤蔓在人们察觉之前就已经缠死了那棵小树。