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
They had some ideas about getting the place fixed up.
他们对于怎么样修复这个地方有些构想。
If you want to be healthy, you have to stop smoking a pipe.
如果你要身体健康的话，必须停止抽烟斗。
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