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
but living in New Jersey and the suburbs
但住在 New Jersey的郊区
I'm telling the truth. I'm not lying.
我说真的，不骗你。
Men accustomed to struggling for survival against the elements and Indians were bewildered by politicians, bankers and businessmen, and unhorsed by fences, laws and alien taboos.
习惯与大自然和印第安人作斗争以求生存的拓荒者被政客、银行家和商人搞得晕头转向，最后被圈地、尖律我外来的清规戒律所击败。