throttlethrot•tle /'θrɒtl/

vt

1. 勒死；使窒息

• The killer throttled the dog to keep it from barking. 杀手掐住狗脖子不让它吠叫。

2. 压制；扼杀

• The bill would throttle economic expansion. 这一法案将抑制经济发展。

• People accused the government of throttling the freedom of the press. 人们谴责政府扼杀新闻自由。

vi 减速；调节油门