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
Fast asleep.
正熟睡着呢。
I like to play tennis,but I'm not a very good player.
我喜欢打网球，但是我不是一个很好的运动员。
being brought up in an orphanages--which really is a mental health hazard.
比在孤儿院长大所受的危害要小一些，孤儿院才是真正危害精神健康的地方。