stranglehold

美 [ˈstræŋɡlhoʊld]英 [ˈstræŋɡlhəʊld]
  • n.束缚;压制;卡脖子;掐脖子
strangleholdstranglehold

noun

1

掐脖子;卡脖子
a strong hold around sb's neck that makes it difficult for them to breathe

2

压制;束缚
complete control over sth that makes it impossible for it to grow or develop well

The company now had a stranglehold on the market.

这家公司现在垄断了市场。

stranglehold

频次

  • 1
    N-SING 控制;约束;钳制
    To have a stranglehold on something means to have control over it and prevent it from being free or from developing.

    These companies are determined to keep a stranglehold on the banana industry...

    这些公司决心要垄断香蕉业。

noun

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

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  1. I 'm talking about freedom from the stranglehold of government .

    我所说的自由,是摆脱政府的束缚

  2. Also some interesting points made by Laurence , is it right for one company to have such a stranglehold on such a major market ?

    也有一些有趣的论点所作出的劳伦斯,是它的权利,为一间公司有这样的束缚就这么大的市场?

  3. The company now had a stranglehold on the market .

    这家公司现在垄断了市场。

  4. These companies are determined to keep a stranglehold on the banana industry

    这些公司决心要垄断香蕉业。

  5. 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。

  6. The troops are tightening their stranglehold on the city

    部队正在加强对该市的控制。

  7. The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade .

    新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

  8. A few large firms have a stranglehold on the production of this essential commodity .

    少数几家大公司对这种不可或缺的日用品的生产给予箝制。

  9. And China 's stranglehold on this lucrative trade was over

    中国对此暴利贸易的垄断被强制终止

  10. Government forces have tightened their stranglehold on the region .

    政府军已对这个地区加强了控制。

  11. 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。

  12. Reforms which loosened the stranglehold of the upper classes .

    对上层阶级放松束缚的一些改革措施。

  13. 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。

  14. The foreign stranglehold on the vital sectors of the Chinese economy was reinforced through a lengthening list of concessions .

    西方对于中国重要经济部门的控制由于国家不断的让步而加强。

  15. 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。

  16. Families hiking in the wilderness have been known to lose a family dog to a python 's stranglehold .

    有一家人在旷野徒步时,一只宠物狗被巨蟒缠绕勒死。

  17. It seems " Mad Men Yourself " has a stranglehold on the avatar space in the U.S. and Europe .

    欧美的头像市场似乎已被“MadMenYourself”应用牢牢掌握。

  18. The dark is faltering and its once-mighty stranglehold on your world is slipping .

    黑暗势力现在步履蹒跚,他们曾经强大的对你们世界控制力正在滑落。

  19. He laughed quietly , and gently unloosened my stranglehold on his neck .

    他安静地笑了起来,温柔地解开了我紧扣在他脖子上的胳膊。

  20. The big advantage of conventional publishers , and the main problem for anyone who wants to follow an alternative route , is the stranglehold of distribution .

    传统出版商的巨大优势,也就是想要另辟蹊径者的主要问题,就是销售瓶颈的突破。

  21. Durant was a monster in Game 3 to help the Warriors win 110-102 and put a 3-0 stranglehold on the series .

    在这场比赛里杜兰特杜兰特化身死神,帮助勇士110-102击败骑士,使大比分来到几乎锁定系列赛胜局的3-0。

  22. He wants to undo the stranglehold he says the teachers unions have on politics , which in turn prevent teachers from becoming more accountable .

    他希望解除他所说的教师工会在政治问题的枷锁,因为后者反过来压制了教师责任感。

  23. In 2014 , Beyonc é 's grip on the zeitgeist has become a stranglehold .

    2014年,碧昂斯对时代思潮的把握变成了一种束缚。

  24. Even worse , it no longer has a stranglehold on it managers , a growing number of which are now letting employees bring their device of choice to work .

    更糟糕的是,RIM无法再对IT经理们施加任何限制,越来越多的IT经理开始允许员工上班时携带自己喜欢的设备。

  25. I stiffly unlocked my stranglehold on his body and slipped to the ground , landing on my backside .

    我笨拙地松开把他箍得死死的四肢,滑落到地上,仰躺在那里。

  26. More importantly , this affair has exposed the virtual stranglehold which Murdoch has exerted over British government policy and all important aspects of life in the last decades .

    更重要的是,这一事件暴露了默多克在过去几十年内对英国政府的政策及其所有重要方面的实际控制。

  27. Progress has been less marked in inland waterways and coastal shipping , where users complain about the stranglehold of a few state-owned monopolies on operations .

    但内陆水路和沿海航运方面的进步不那么显著,在这两个领域,用户抱怨少数国有企业的垄断制约了行业的发展。

  28. The imminent collapse of the monetary system will produce amazing changes that will free all countries and peoples from the debt that had such a stranglehold on their lives .

    即将来临的金融系统的崩溃将产生奇妙的转变,那将解放所有的国家和人民,从那紧紧束缚住他们的债务中解脱出来。

  29. This article aims at making our modest contribution to the theory of environmental crime by analyzing the environmental ethics and values , and combining with the stranglehold of environmental crime in foreign countries .

    本文旨在通过对当今世界环境伦理和价值的分析,结合国外在扼制环境犯罪中的经验以及我国一些学者的先进理论,以期对我国的环境犯罪理论做出微薄的贡献。

  30. 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。