throttle

1. V-T To throttle someone means to kill or injure them by squeezing their throat or tightening something around it and preventing them from breathing. 勒死; 使窒息

The attacker then tried to throttle her with wire. 那名襲擊者然後試圖用電線勒死她。

2. N-COUNT The throttle of a motor vehicle or aircraft is the device, lever, or pedal that controls the quantity of fuel entering the engine and is used to control the vehicle's speed. (機動車、飛機的) 節(jié)流閥; 油門桿; 油門踏板

He gently opened the throttle, and the ship began to ease forward. 他輕輕地松開油門桿，船開始緩緩曏前移動。