strangle

动词 strangle:

1. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
   同义词：strangulate, throttle
2. conceal or hide
   同义词：smother, stifle, muffle, repress
3. die from strangulation
4. prevent the progress or free movement of
   同义词：hamper, halter, cramp
5. constrict (someone's) throat and keep from breathing
   同义词：choke
6. struggle for breath; have insufficient oxygen intake
   同义词：gag, choke, suffocate

1. She strangled before she was taken to hospital.
   她在被送往医院之前便窒息而死。
2. The hooligan strangled her with a piece of string.
   那流氓用一根绳子把她勒死了。