v.勒死；窒息；限制
The hooligan strangled her with a piece of string. 那流氓用一根绳子把她勒死了。
He tried to strangle his opponent. 他试图勒死他的对手。
She strangled before she was taken to hospital. 她在被送往医院之前便窒息而死。
When I attended his lecture, I always tried hard to strangle yawns. 我上他的课时，总是竭力地制止自己打呵欠。
The dictator's first step was to strangle the free press. 独裁者的第一步是扼杀新闻自由。
