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chokehold

  • n. 掐脖子

英英释义

chokehold

  • n.
    • complete power over a person or situation

      "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"

      同义词: stranglehold throttlehold

    • a restraining hold; someone loops the arm around the neck of another person in a tight grip, usually from behind

      "he grabbed the woman in a chokehold, demanded her cash and jewelry, and then fled"

      同义词: choke hold

以上来源于: WordNet

 柯林斯英汉双解大词典 

chokehold /ˈtʃəʊkˌhəʊld/

  • 1. 

    N the act of holding a person's neck across the windpipe, esp from behind using one arm (从后用一只手臂)勒住脖子

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  • While an actual alliance with OPEC seems far-fetched, concerns already run high in the U. S. and Europe that Moscow is trying to increase its chokehold over Europe's energy needs.

    虽然欧佩克达成正式协议远非一蹴而就之事,可美国欧洲十分担忧莫斯科能源需求问题上进一步欧洲施压

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