strangulate

strangulate
[ˈstraŋgjʊleɪt]
verb
[with obj.][often as adj. strangulated]
  1. (Medicine)prevent circulation of the blood supply through (a part of the body, especially a hernia) by constriction
    (医)绞窄(身体某部位,尤其是疝)
    a strangulated hernia.
    绞窄性疝。
  2. (informal)strangle; throttle
    (非正式)勒死;绞死,扼杀
    the poor woman died strangulated.
    那个可怜的女人是被扼死的。
    ■[as adj. strangulated]sounding as though the speaker's throat is constricted
    使哽咽,闷住
    a strangulated cry.
    哽咽。
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (in the sense 'suffocate'): from Latin strangulat- 'choked', from the verb strangulare (see strangle)
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