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VERB
掐死;勒死;掐住…的脖子;使窒息
To throttle someone means to kill or injure them by squeezing their throat or tightening something around it and preventing them from breathing.
例句
The attacker then tried to throttle her with wire...
然后袭击者企图用电线勒死她。
He throttled her and hid her body.
他掐死她后把她的尸体藏了起来。
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VERB
阻挡;阻碍;压制;扼杀
If you say that something or someone is throttling a process, institution, or group, you mean that they are restricting it severely or destroying it.
例句
He said the overvaluation of sterling was throttling industry.
他认为英镑价值过高阻碍了工业发展。
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N-COUNT
(汽车、飞机的)节流阀，油门杆，油门踏板
The throttle of a motor vehicle or aircraft is the device, lever, or pedal that controls the quantity of fuel entering the engine and is used to control the vehicle's speed.
例句
He gently opened the throttle, and the ship began to ease forward...
他轻轻松开油门杆，轮船开始缓缓前行。
You have to push the throttle forward for more power.
你得把油门杆往前推来加大马力。
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N-UNCOUNT
功率;马力
Throttle is the power that is obtained by using a throttle.
例句
...motor bikes revving at full throttle.
全速行驶的摩托车
...a little more throttle.
马力再大点
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PHRASE
全速地;满怀热情地
If you say that something is done at full throttle, you mean that it is done with great speed and enthusiasm.
例句
He lived his life at full throttle.
他过着激情四射的生活。