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
And I have to discuss it with my wife.
我必须跟我的太太讨论。
Auck, don't hit me! I'm an innocent bystander.
啊呦，别整我，我只是个旁观者。
Beauty in terms of our human meanings is meaningless.
用对我们人类有意义的词解释美是没有意义的。