Stranglehold
n. 勒颈, 压制自由, 抑制, 束缚
📖 牛津释义
stranglehold
n
(a) strangling grip 扼制; 压制; 束缚.
(b) (usu sing 通常作单数) ~ (on sth) (fig 比喻) firm control, making it impossible for sth to grow or develop properly 控制某事物; 使某事物不能正常成长或发展
The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利.
🗣️ 情景例句
I will. See you later.
我会告诉她的。再见！
Mr. Jones is a renowned international authority on the problem of overpopulation in developing countries.
琼斯先生在发展中国家人口过剩问题方面是声誉卓著的国际权威。
Similarly, our own present primitive chemical rockets, though good enough to orbit men,
同样，我们目前使用的原始化学火箭，虽然可以把人送入轨道，