strangle
UKstræŋgl
US'stræŋgəl
معنی فارسی
خفه کردن زياد فشردن خواباندن فرو نشاندن پايمال کردن
معنی کامل و مثالها
/straŋ´gǝl/vt., vi.
● (به ویژه با فشردن گلو با دست یا طناب و غیره) خفه کردن، خپیدن
he strangled the landlord with his bare hands
با دستان خالی خود صاحبخانه را خفه کرد.
● سرکوب کردن، منکوب کردن
the government strangled free speech
دولت آزادی سخن را خفه کرد.
● خفه شدن
the child's neck was caught between two branches and she strangled
گردن کودک میان دوشاخه گیرافتاد و او خفه شد.
تعریف انگلیسی
verb
- kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air “he tried to strangle his opponent” “A man in Boston has been strangling several dozen prostitutes” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody” “They want to strangle the prisoners”
- prevent the progress or free movement of “He was hampered in his efforts by the bad weather” “the imperialist nation wanted to strangle the free trade between the two small countries” “Verb Frames:” “Something ----s somebody” “Something ----s something”
- struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake “he swallowed a fishbone and gagged” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s” “Somebody ----s on something” “Somebody ----s PP”
- constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing “Cause: choke” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody”
- conceal or hide “smother a yawn” “muffle one's anger” “strangle a yawn” “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s something” “Somebody ----s somebody” “Something ----s somebody” “Something ----s something”
- die from strangulation “Verb Frames:” “Somebody ----s”
مترادفها
verb active
1. Choke, throttle, suffocate.
2. Suppress, keep back.