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throttling present participle ofthrottle throttle verb[ T ] uk /ˈθrɒt.əl/ us /ˈθrɑː.t̬əl/
throttleverb[T] (PRESS THROAT) to press someone's throat very tightly so that they cannot breathe: 掐(喉咙);使窒息 informalSometimes he annoys me so much that I could throttle him.有时他真让我讨厌,我恨不得掐死他。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Animal physiology: breathing & stopping breathing aerobic asphyxia asphyxiation aspirate aspiration breathable breathe (something) in choke draw breathphrase expire huff and puffidiom hyperventilation lungful non-breathing out of breath pant puffed puffed out stifle strangulation
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throttleverb[T] (PREVENT) to prevent something from succeeding: 阻挡;压制;扼杀 The reduction in funds is throttling the development of new programmes.经费的削减将阻碍新计划的开展。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Preventing and impeding anti-drug anti-jamming avoid avoidable avoidably bottleneck derail fireproof guard against something hamper hang have someone/something hanging round your neckidiom head off preclusive prejudice prevent preventable preventative scuttle smother
Phrasal verb
throttle (something) back/down |