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strangulation
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌstræŋ.ɡjəˈleɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌstræŋ.ɡjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
the action of killing someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe, or the act of dying in this way: 扼死，勒死，掐死
The post-mortem showed that the boy had died from strangulation.尸体解剖表明男孩是被人勒死的。
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