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throt·tleBrE /ˈθrɒtl/NAmE /ˈθrɑːtl/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they throttle BrE /ˈθrɒtl/ NAmE /ˈθrɑːtl/present simple - he / she / it throttles BrE /ˈθrɒtlz/ NAmE /ˈθrɑːtlz/past simple throttled BrE /ˈθrɒtld/ NAmE /ˈθrɑːtld/past participle throttled BrE /ˈθrɒtld/ NAmE /ˈθrɑːtld/ -ing form throttling BrE /ˈθrɒtlɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈθrɑːtlɪŋ/~ sbto attack or kill sb by squeezing their throat in order to stop them from breathing 使窒息；掐死；勒死 SYN strangle ◆He throttled the guard with his bare hands. 他徒手掐死了卫兵。◆(humorous) I like her, although I could cheerfully throttle her at times (= because she is annoying). 我喜欢她，虽然她有时烦得我想把她掐死。◆(figurative) The city is being throttled by traffic. 这座城市的交通拥挤不堪。 ●ˌthrottle (sth) ˈback/ˈdown/ˈupto control the supply of fuel or power to an engine in order to reduce/increase the speed of a vehicle 调节油门；减速；加速◆I throttled back as we approached the runway. 我们靠近跑道时，我减速了。 throt·tleBrE /ˈθrɒtl/NAmE /ˈθrɑːtl/ nouna device that controls the amount of fuel that goes into the engine of a vehicle, for example the accelerator in a car 节流阀；节流杆；风门；风门杆◆He drove along at full throttle (= as fast as possible). 他全速驾车行驶。 |