| 词汇 | stranglehold |
| 释义 | stranglehold noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˈstræŋ.ɡəl.həʊld/ us /ˈstræŋ.ɡəl.hoʊld/ strangleholdnoun[C usually singular] (CONTROL)disapproving a position of complete control that prevents something from developing: 压制，钳制；束缚 tighten your stranglehold on somethingThe two major companies have been tightening their stranglehold on the beer market.两大公司开始加强钳制啤酒市场。 Limiting and restricting anti-libertarian armlock boundary box someone out box someone/something in crippling cripplingly crowd curb curtail keep (herself) to herselfidiom keep something down limit limitation limitative suffocatingly tempered tie someone down tie someone up uncrippled strangleholdnoun[C usually singular] (FIGHTING)in wrestling or martial arts, a way of holding an opponent tightly around the neck so they cannot breathe, that is sometimes against the rules: in a strangleholdRoy grabbed Lee in a stranglehold and did not release him over the final 30 seconds of the round. See also chokehold She insisted she should have won on a stranglehold in the closing minute of the bout. Both arms were round his neck in a stranglehold. He got me in a stranglehold before dragging me to the front of the room. Fighting sports aikido all-in wrestling arm-wrestling armlock bantamweight feint gumshield half nelson hammerlock hapkido haymaker outfight puncher punching bag rabbit punch rope rounder southpaw wristlock wushu stranglehold | Business Englishstranglehold noun[ C,usually singular ] disapprovinguk /ˈstræŋɡlhəʊld/us complete control over a market, an industry, etc. that does not allow fair competition from other businesses: break/loosen/tighten a strangleholdThe Association campaigned for America to break the stranglehold of foreign oil. have a stranglehold on/over sthThe banks still have a stranglehold on the credit card market, despite many new providers offering lower interest rates. Examples of strangleholdstranglehold Moreover, the nature of this stranglehold was extremely tight. But we should not let the leverage provided by patents become a stranglehold on progress. This measure aimed to break the stranglehold that many plantation stores held on workers and their communities, especially during the dead season. The annulment decision, it seems, is necessary evidence of the desire by certain segments of society to maintain their stranglehold on power. For society, the society of science, read today the authoritarian discipline exercised by the university system and the stranglehold it imposes over career promotion and research opportunity in science. Clearly, licensers could not exert a stranglehold over what appeared in print, but they could have a decisive influence over what appeared with the full panoply of mainstream legitimacy. The attacks are therefore a way of trying to impose an even tighter stranglehold on the communities that the paramilitaries purport to defend. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The food production chain is increasingly in the stranglehold of the food multinationals. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The nominees of big business are getting a stranglehold on the life of the people of this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 European farmers are, in truth, caught in a stranglehold that both hems them in and that hastens their extinction. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I wonder whether that in vestment will be forthcoming if the dockers get a stranglehold on this enterprising and courageous port. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Its faithful are perfectly aware that, once it is launched, democratisation will inevitably and very quickly put an end to their stranglehold. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They are crucial in breaking that familiar stranglehold of suspicion which we all know exists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There will certainly be no stranglehold, neither is it the intention that there should be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They recognise that the manufacturers' stranglehold is almost a thing of the past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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