stranglehold

英 [ˈstræŋɡlhəʊld]

美 [ˈstræŋɡlhoʊld]

n.  掐脖子; 卡脖子; 压制; 束缚

Collins.1 / BNC.20000 / COCA.21587

牛津词典

noun

• 掐脖子；卡脖子
  a strong hold around sb's neck that makes it difficult for them to breathe
• 压制；束缚
  complete control over sth that makes it impossible for it to grow or develop well
  1. The company now had a stranglehold on the market.
     这家公司现在垄断了市场。

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 控制;约束;钳制
  To have astranglehold onsomething means to have control over it and prevent it from being free or from developing.
  1. These companies are determined to keep a stranglehold on the banana industry...
     这些公司决心要垄断香蕉业。
  2. The troops are tightening their stranglehold on the city...
     部队正在加强对该市的控制。
  3. To succeed, the new paper will need to break the stranglehold of the printing unions.
     要想获得成功的话，这份新报纸就要冲破印刷业联合会的钳制。

英英释义

noun

• a wrestling hold in which the arms are pressed against the opponent's windpipe
• complete power over a person or situation
  1. corporations have a stranglehold on the media
  2. the president applied a chokehold to labor disputes that inconvenienced the public
  Synonym:chokeholdthrottlehold

双语例句

• These companies are determined to keep a stranglehold on the banana industry
  这些公司决心要垄断香蕉业。
• The troops are tightening their stranglehold on the city
  部队正在加强对该市的控制。
• They have faced criticism for making big profits because of a stranglehold on financing channels.
  人们一直在批评它们通过垄断融资渠道获取巨额利润。
• Government forces have tightened their stranglehold on the region.
  政府军已对这个地区加强了控制。
• Mr Lee said Chinese internet companies such as Baidu, Tencent and Alibaba were likely to retain their stranglehold on the Chinese market as misgivings about China held their American rivals back.
  李开复表示，百度、腾讯（Tencent）和阿里巴巴（Alibaba）等中国互联网公司很可能保持各自在中国市场的压倒地位，而它们的美国竞争对手则被有关中国的种种疑虑所牵制。
• They place a stranglehold on our happiness, and the only person who can release them is you.
  它们把持着我们的幸福，唯一可以释放它们的人是你自己。
• To succeed, the new paper will need to break the stranglehold of the printing unions.
  要想获得成功的话，这份新报纸就要冲破印刷业联合会的钳制。
• Tired of the stranglehold of the sport's commercial rights holders Bernie Ecclestone and the Ferrari influence, there is even still talk of a breakaway championship in2008.
  他们厌倦了该项赛事商业权掌控者伯尼的压制和法拉利的影响，甚至有传闻说要在2008年退出锦标赛。
• Reformers have argued that their stranglehold on the oil sector raises costs for consumers, crowds out potentially more competitive groups, and allows them to hijack policy to support their interests.
  主张改革的人士认为，这些集团霸占石油部门，提高了消费者的成本，排挤了潜在更具竞争力的企业，并且让它们出于自身利益绑架政策。
• Microsoft managed to leverage its strength in PC operating systems into a stranglehold over the word-processing and spreadsheet applications.
  微软就设法利用其在PC操作系统方面的强势，在文字处理和表单领域牢牢控制着市场。