chokehold

n. 掐脖子; 压制

发音

UK /ˈt͡ʃəʊkhəʊld/
其它
US /ˈt͡ʃoʊkˌ(h)oʊld/

词形变化

chokeholds 复数 chokeholds chokeheld chokeholded chokeholding chokeholds 三单 chokeholding 现在分词 chokeheld 过去式 chokeheld 过去分词

别名

choke hold choke-hold

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A grappling hold around a person's neck, especially one in which the neck is grasped tightly from behind with an arm, cutting off the flow of blood to the brain and restricting breathing.

    政治 体育 军事

    He put his opponent in a chokehold.

  2. 2.

    A powerful and restrictive control or influence over something.

    比喻 引申义

    One country has a chokehold on another country's economy.

v.
  1. 1.

    To exert tight, restrictive, control over someone or something.

    比喻 及物 引申义
  2. 2.

    To put a hold around the neck of (someone), especially one in which the neck is grasped tightly from behind with an arm.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

stranglehold throttlehold

上位词 9

hold power grip grasp clutch clutches clasp clench powerfulness

词源

The noun is derived from choke (verb) + hold (noun). The verb is derived from the noun.

来源：wiktionary