choke off

英 [tʃəʊk ɒf]

美 [tʃoʊk ɔːf]

抑制，限制（经济增长）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 抑制，限制(经济增长)
  Tochoke offfinancial growth means to restrict or control the rate at which a country's economy can grow.
  1. They warned the Chancellor that raising taxes in the Budget could choke off the recovery.
     他们警告财政大臣说，预算中税收的提高将阻碍经济复苏。

英英释义

verb

• suppress
  1. He choked down his rage
  Synonym:choke downchoke back
• become or cause to become obstructed
  1. The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
  2. The water pipe is backed up
  Synonym:clogclog upback upcongestchokefoul

双语例句

• He predicted that rapid spending cuts would choke off the economic recovery that was under way when the chancellor took office in2010.
  他为不能如此的削减开支而辩护，他预言如此下去将会阻止自2010年奥斯伯恩先生就任财政大臣以来的经济复苏。
• When did the enemy choke off our supplies?
  敌人是什么时候切断我们的供给线的？
• As Gaddafi forces seek to choke off the town – the last stand of'Free'Libya in the west of the country – an information blackout has reigned, cutting power supplies and phone networks.
  当卡扎菲的军队开始围困这座“自由”利比亚在西部的最后一个据点时，（那里的）消息断绝了，电力没有了，电话也不通了。
• The first chance to choke off the flow for good should come in about a week.
  第一个能阻止石油流的好机会大约一周左右会出现。
• Treasury borrowing of existing savings would drive up the interest rate and choke off economic activity ( Paul Craig Roberts)
  国库从现有储蓄中借款会迫使利率上升和使经济活动停滞（保罗克雷格罗伯茨）
• Meanwhile, mushrooming mortgage losses at various federally controlled lenders could choke off some of the credit flowing to households.
  与此同时，诸多由联邦政府控制的银行抵押贷款亏损激增，可能会阻止一部分信贷流入家庭。
• They do not want to choke off nascent markets, for understandable competitive reasons.
  出于可以理解的竞争因素考虑，这些国家不想扼杀新兴的市场。
• That reluctance reflects fears that higher rates could choke off domestic recovery and push up Asian currencies against the US dollar, harming trade prospects.
  这种不情愿反映出官方的担心，即利率上调可能扼杀国内复苏，并推高亚洲货币兑美元的汇率，从而损害本国的贸易前景。
• This would choke off supplies of fresh credit to the economy and lead to a more severe downturn.
  这将扼制经济中新的信贷供应，引发更为严重的经济低迷。
• They warned the Chancellor that raising taxes in the Budget could choke off the recovery.
  他们警告财政大臣说，预算中税收的提高将阻碍经济复苏。