strangulationKK [ˏstræŋgjəˋleʃən] /ˌstɹæŋɡjəˈleɪʃən/發音名詞1勒斃、扼喉、勒頸窒息The autopsy showed that the victim died of strangulation.驗屍報告顯示死者死於勒頸窒息。2扼殺、箝制、壓制比喻Critics called the new rules a strangulation of free speech.批評者稱這些新規定是對言論自由的扼殺。3絞窄、嵌閉醫學Strangulation of the hernia requires immediate surgery.疝氣發生絞窄時必須立即開刀。