0 to kill someone by pressing their throat so that they cannot breathe -- 扼死，勒死，掐死
She had been strangled with her own scarf and her body dumped in the woods. 她被人用她自己的围巾勒死，弃尸于树林里。
For years, the organization was strangled by excessive bureaucracy. 该机构多年来因官僚主义作风严重，发展受到阻滞。
There is a great deal of fear that the new restrictions might strangle the country's economy. 很多人害怕新的限制措施会抑制国家的经济发展。
