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
We forgot to turn the oven on.
我们忘了开烤箱开关。
Her face tells her joy.
她的脸显示了她的喜悦。
At such times, justice acts like a living force.
在这种时候，正义像一种有生命的力量行使其职能。