新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

throttle

英  [ˈθrɒtəl]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • throttles

    1[C 可数名词] (机动车、飞机的)节流阀 , 油门杆 , 油门踏板

    The throttle of 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.

    双语例句

    例:

    He gently opened the throttle, and the ship began to ease forward.

    他轻轻地松开油门杆,船开始缓缓向前移动。

    VERB. 动词
  • throttles , throttling , throttled

    1[T 及物动词] 勒死 , 使窒息

    To throttle someone means to kill or injure them by squeezing their throat or tightening something around it and preventing them from breathing.

    近义词

    strangle

    双语例句

    例:

    The attacker then tried to throttle her with wire.

    然后,那名袭击者试图用电线勒死她。

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