扼杀 meaning in English
(掐住脖子弄死;压制摧残使不能存在发展) strangle; smother; throttle; nip:扼杀在萌芽状态中 nip in the bud;扼杀在摇篮里 strangle in the cradle; 扼杀自由 throttle freedom
Examples
- Television has killed the art of conversation .
电视扼杀了交谈的艺术。 - They kill us for their sport .
他们为了自己嬉笑取乐而扼杀我们。 - The play was killed by bad reviews .
那出戏被贬斥的评论扼杀了。 - Experience had not quenched her youth .
阅历没有扼杀她的青春。 - This silence is pregnant with strangled screams .
这无声的寂静里充满着被扼杀的呐喊。