Throttle

(n.) The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand.

(n.) The throttle valve.

(v. t.) To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.

(v. t.) To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a person half suffocated.

(v. t.) To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine.

(v. i.) To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.

(v. i.) To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.

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• Damme, I'll throttle you! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• When it don't go astray for a long time, they get suspicious and throttle it anyhow, because they think it is hatching deviltry. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• To secure a regular and uniform motion in the performance of his engine Watt invented the automatic or self-regulating ball governor and throttle valve. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Throttle the girl! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Speak out, or I'll throttle you! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• When it goes astray, they suppress it--pounce upon it without warning, and throttle it. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Throttle valves automatically closed upon the bursting of a pipe, or the breaking of machinery, are operated by electricity, automatically, or by hand at a distance. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Who began it, or how fair it was, or how unfair, may be doubtful; but how it ended is certainly not doubtful, for the victim was found throttled. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• She tied a knot with flashing eyes, as if it throttled a foe. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• So quickly did Tarzan of the Apes drag back his prey that Kulonga's cry of alarm was throttled in his windpipe. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• He found another vent for his rage by snatching up Rosamond's words again, as if they were reptiles to be throttled and flung off. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• With Carthoris at my side I fought for the red men of Barsoom and for their total emancipation from the throttling bondage of a hideous superstition. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.

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