throttle

英 [ˈθrɒtl]

美 [ˈθrɑːtl]

v. 使窒息; 掐死; 勒死
n. 节流阀; 节流杆; 风门; 风门杆

复数：throttles　现在分词：throttling　过去式：throttled　过去分词：throttled　第三人称单数：throttles　

TOEFL GRE TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.12877 / COCA.11179

短语用例

throttle (sth) back/down/up

调节油门；减 / 加速
to control the supply of fuel or power to an engine in order to reduce/increase the speed of a vehicle
1. He throttled the guard with his bare hands.
  他徒手掐死了卫兵。
2. I like her, although I could cheerfully throttle her at times (= because she is annoying) .
  我喜欢她，虽然有时烦得真想把她掐死。
3. The city is being throttled by traffic.
  这座城市的交通拥挤不堪。

牛津词典

verb

使窒息；掐死；勒死
to attack or kill sb by squeezing their throat in order to stop them from breathing
1. He throttled the guard with his bare hands.
  他徒手掐死了卫兵。
2. I like her, although I could cheerfully throttle her at times (= because she is annoying) .
  我喜欢她，虽然有时烦得真想把她掐死。
3. The city is being throttled by traffic.
  这座城市的交通拥挤不堪。

noun

节流阀；节流杆；风门；风门杆
a device that controls the amount of fuel that goes into the engine of a vehicle, for example the accelerator in a car
1. He drove along at full throttle (= as fast as possible) .
  他全速驾车行驶。

柯林斯词典

VERB 掐死;勒死;掐住…的脖子;使窒息
Tothrottlesomeone means to kill or injure them by squeezing their throat or tightening something around it and preventing them from breathing.
1. The attacker then tried to throttle her with wire...
  然后袭击者企图用电线勒死她。
2. He throttled her and hid her body.
  他掐死她后把她的尸体藏了起来。
VERB 阻挡;阻碍;压制;扼杀
If you say that something or someoneis throttlinga process, institution, or group, you mean that they are restricting it severely or destroying it.
1. He said the overvaluation of sterling was throttling industry.
  他认为英镑价值过高阻碍了工业发展。
N-COUNT (汽车、飞机的)节流阀，油门杆，油门踏板
Thethrottleof 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.
1. He gently opened the throttle, and the ship began to ease forward...
  他轻轻松开油门杆，轮船开始缓缓前行。
2. You have to push the throttle forward for more power.
  你得把油门杆往前推来加大马力。
N-UNCOUNT 功率;马力
Throttleis the power that is obtained by using a throttle.
1. ...motor bikes revving at full throttle.
  全速行驶的摩托车
2. ...a little more throttle.
  马力再大点
PHRASE 全速地;满怀热情地
If you say that something is doneat full throttle, you mean that it is done with great speed and enthusiasm.
1. He lived his life at full throttle.
  他过着激情四射的生活。

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