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
Living conditions in the desert around Las Vegas are very harsh.
在拉斯韦加斯的周围的居住条件非常艰苦。
I'm afraid you will miss your plane.
我怕你会错过飞机。
He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock.
傍晚常常出去溜达一会儿，并且总是在7点钟以前回来。