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stranglehold

美['stræŋɡlhoʊld] 英['stræŋɡlhəʊld]

n. 压制自由；[体]勒颈

近义词：throttlehold，power，dominion，control，sway，domination，monopoly，grip，lock，headlock，clinch，clamp，chokehold，

Noun

complete power over a person or situation;
"corporations have a stranglehold on the media" "the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public"
a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe

用作名词(n.)

Tariffs put a stranglehold on trade.关税束缚了贸易。
He wants to break the orthodox stranglehold over marriage laws.他想要打破婚姻法中的正统枷锁。

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