stran·gu·late /ˈstræŋgjəˌlet/
  (vt.)箝制血液的流行,壓縮,勒殺,使窒息(vi.)窒息
  stran·gu·late /ˈstræŋgjəˌlet/ 動詞
  縊縮的
  Stran·gu·late a. Bot. Strangulated.
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  strangulate
       v 1: kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air;
            "he tried to strangle his opponent"; "A man in Boston
            has been strangling several dozen prostitutes" [syn: strangle,
             throttle]
       2: constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of
          blood or air
       3: become constricted; "The hernia will strangulate"