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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

throttle

英  [ˈθrɒtəl]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • throttles

    1. [C 可数名词] （机动车、飞机的）节流阀 , 油门杆 , 油门踏板

    The throttle of a motor vehicle or aircraft is the device, lever, or pedal that controls the quantity of fuel entering the engine and is used to control the vehicle's speed.

    双语例句

    例：

    He gently opened the throttle, and the ship began to ease forward.

    他轻轻地松开油门杆，船开始缓缓向前移动。

    VERB. 动词

  • throttles , throttling , throttled

    1. [T 及物动词] 勒死 , 使窒息

    To throttle someone means to kill or injure them by squeezing their throat or tightening something around it and preventing them from breathing.

    近义词

    strangle

    双语例句

    例：

    The attacker then tried to throttle her with wire.

    然后，那名袭击者试图用电线勒死她。

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