strangulation

英 [ˌstræŋɡjuˈleɪʃn]

美 [ˌstræŋɡjuˈleɪʃn]

n.  扼死; 勒死; 掐死; 抑制; 压制; 扼杀

GRE医学

BNC.26850 / COCA.22171

牛津词典

noun

• 扼死；勒死；掐死
  the act of killing sb by squeezing their throat tightly; the state of being killed in this way
  1. to die of slow strangulation
     被缓慢勒死
• 抑制；压制；扼杀
  the act of preventing sth from growing or developing
  1. the strangulation of the human spirit
     对人的精神压制

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 勒死;扼死;绞死;掐死
  Strangulationis the act of killing someone by squeezing their throat tightly so that they cannot breathe.
  1. He is charged with the strangulation of two students.
     他被指控勒死了两名学生。

英英释义

noun

• the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
  1. no evidence that the choking was done by the accused
  Synonym:chokingstranglingthrottling
• (pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
  1. strangulation of the intestine
• the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage

双语例句

• Roman blinds: Looped bead chains and exposed inner cords on the back of roman blinds can present an entanglement or strangulation hazard to young children if they are placed around their neck.
  罗马帘：罗马帘背面的环形珠链和暴露在外的内置拉绳，如果儿童将其缠在脖子上，则会造成窒息的危害。
• Among them, there were 4 cases with strangulation.
  全组4例发生肠绞窄。
• The research investigated the brain biology of psychopaths with convictions that included attempted murder, manslaughter, multiple rape with strangulation and false imprisonment.
  该研究调查了证实的谋杀倾向，过失杀人，多次勒杀强奸和误判入狱的精神病患者的生物学表现。
• There is strangulation of tissue and poor blood supply.
  组织有绞窄且血液供应差。
• Nothing like a strangulation to get the circulation going.
  没有什么比得上成为一个流行的勒杀者。
• An instrument for execution by strangulation.
  通过勒杀执行死刑的装置。
• The post-mortem showed that the boy had died from strangulation.
  尸检表明这男孩是被勒死的。
• Moreover, Mr Kim would be forced to choose between reform and the slow strangulation of his state.
  此外，金正日将被迫在施行改革和他的国家被缓慢扼杀之间做出选择。
• An additional hazard exists when the Roman blind has a continuous looped bead chain that if not attached to the wall or floor, which poses a strangulation hazard to children.
  存在的另一个危险是，如果当罗马帘的一根连续循环的珠链没有固定在墙上或地板上时，会对幼儿造成勒死的危险。
• Mr Mbeki will argue that economic strangulation would hurt the hapless Zimbabwean masses more than the pampered elite around Mr Mugabe.
  姆贝基先生会争论说，经济制裁对可怜的津巴布韦人民造成的伤害，要远大于给穆加贝先生周围那些脑满肥肠的精英们带来的伤害。