throttle

🇺🇸 /ˈθrɑːtl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈθrɒtl/
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標籤 TOP10000
verb
R

to squeeze someone's throat tightly, making it hard for them to breathe

The attacker tried to throttle his victim, but was stopped by a passerby.

攻擊者試圖掐住受害者的喉嚨,但被一個過路人阻止了。

noun
R

a device that controls the amount of fuel in an engine

The motorcycle's throttle was very responsive to the rider's touch.

摩托車的油門對騎手的觸碰反應非常靈敏。

translation

v. 掐住脖子,使難以呼吸
n. 節流閥

詞形變化

3rd Present throttles
Past throttled
Perfect throttled
Progressive throttling
Plural throttles