stranglehold

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n. 勒颈, 压制自由, 抑制, 束缚

发音

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词形变化

strangleholds 复数 strangleholds strangleheld strangleholding strangleholds 三单 strangleholding 现在分词 strangleheld 过去式 strangleheld 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A grip or control so strong as to stifle or cut off.

    For years the company had a stranglehold on the rest of the industry.

v.
  1. 1.

    To hold a tight grip or control.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

chokehold throttlehold

上位词 2

power powerfulness

词源

From strangle + hold.

来源：wiktionary