hold by the throat

• vt. 扼杀(捏住 ... 脖子)

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. Her ambition was strait-jacket by her family.
   她的抱负被她的家庭扼杀了。
2. The revolution was nipped in the bud.
   革命被扼杀在摇篮中。