throttle
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they throttle | |
| he / she / it throttles | |
| past simple throttled | |
| past participle throttled | |
| -ing form throttling |
- throttle somebody
to attack or kill somebody by pressing their throat in order to stop them from breathing 使窒息；掐死；勒死 He throttled the guard with his bare hands. 他徒手掐死了卫兵。 - (humorous)
I like her, although I could cheerfully throttle her at times (= because she is annoying). 我喜欢她，虽然她有时烦得我想把她掐死。 - (figurative)
The city is being throttled by traffic. 这座城市的交通拥挤不堪。
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): perhaps a frequentative, from throat; the noun (dating from the mid 16th cent. referring to a person's throat, gullet or windpipe) is perhaps a diminutive of throat, but the history of the word is not clear.