chokepoint

  • n.阻塞点
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noun

1
a point of congestion or blockage
the bridge is always a chokepoint at rush hour
2
a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel
Synonym: constriction bottleneck

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  1. The Japanese will be guarding a major artery at a chokepoint like that .

    像那样的重要枢纽,日本人一定会派重兵把守。

  2. Yet , a shortage of skilled workers has become a serious chokepoint holding back progress at many American technology companies .

    但是,熟练工人的缺乏已经严重地阻碍了美国许多讲述公司的发展。

  3. Other city placements things to look out for : if you have a chokepoint , it will be in many cases a good idea to put down a city there .

    另外一个城市位置的要考虑的事情:如果你有一个阻塞点,大部分情况下是在那里建一个城市。

  4. From the chokepoint of restricting country economy development to keeping a development speed of 10 % - 30 % in the last twenty years in series , all of these reflect the great success of Chinese revolution and open policy .

    从严重制约国民经济发展的瓶颈到连续近20年超过国民经济10到30个百分点的发展速度,折射出中国改革开放事业的巨大成功。

  5. The fighting has raised concerns about the vulnerability of the Bab el-Mandeb strait between Yemen and Djibouti , which has been identified by the US Department of Energy as a potential chokepoint in the global oil market .

    这场战火引发了人们对于也门和吉布提之间的曼德海峡(Babel-Mandebstrait)脆弱性的担忧,美国能源部认为这里是全球石油市场一个潜在的阻塞点。