strangle the parrot

短语

发音

UK /ˌstɹæŋɡ(ə)l ðə ˈpæɹət/
其它
US /ˌstɹæŋɡəl ðə ˈpæɹət/

词形变化

strangled the parrot strangles the parrot 三单 strangles the parrot strangling the parrot strangling the parrot 现在分词 strangled the parrot 过去式 strangled the parrot 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To switch off the transponder, for example, because it is interfering with the radar system.

    习语 俚语 航空 商务 工程

词源

From parrot (“(aviation, slang) transponder”). “Parrot” was the British codename for the identification friend or foe system on World War II aircraft which used transponders.

来源:wiktionary