throttle

verb

/ˈθrɒtl/

/ˈθrɑːtl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they throttle	/ˈθrɒtl/ /ˈθrɑːtl/
he / she / it throttles	/ˈθrɒtlz/ /ˈθrɑːtlz/
past simple throttled	/ˈθrɒtld/ /ˈθrɑːtld/
past participle throttled	/ˈθrɒtld/ /ˈθrɑːtld/
-ing form throttling	/ˈθrɒtlɪŋ/ /ˈθrɑːtlɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

throttle somebody to attack or kill somebody by pressing their throat in order to stop them from breathing使窒息；掐死；勒死 synonym strangle
- He throttled the guard with his bare hands.他徒手掐死了卫兵。
- (humorous) I like her, although I could cheerfully throttle her at times (= because she is annoying).我喜欢她，虽然她有时烦得我想把她掐死。
- (figurative) The city is being throttled by traffic.这座城市的交通拥挤不堪。
词源late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps a frequentative, from throat; the noun (dating from the mid 16th cent. referring to a person's throat, gullet or windpipe) is perhaps a diminutive of throat, but the history of the word is not clear.

noun

/ˈθrɒtl/

/ˈθrɑːtl/

Idioms

a device that controls the amount of fuel that goes into the engine of a vehicle, for example the accelerator in a car节流阀；节流杆；风门；风门杆Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
词源late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps a frequentative, from throat; the noun (dating from the mid 16th cent. referring to a person's throat, gullet or windpipe) is perhaps a diminutive of throat, but the history of the word is not clear.

Idioms

at full throttle

as fast as possible; with as much power or energy as possible油门：尽可能快；尽可能多的功率或能量
- He drove along at full throttle.他全速驾车行驶。
- The campaign is continuing to run at full throttle.这场运动仍在全力进行。