| 词汇 | choke off |
| 释义 | Idiom choke offchoke off (something) to suddenly stop the movement or progress of something.He told his staff to stop talking to the press, hoping to choke off the bad publicity. Phr V choke off chokes, choking, choked choke off sth or choke sth off to stop something happening, or to stop a supply of somethingHigher interest rates could choke off an improvement in the housing market.The wire choked off his oxygen supply. choke off verb to punish or berate a prisoner. Prison officer slang, from military origins UK, 1962choke off sth to stop the supply of something: The government is increasing its efforts to choke off the flow of cocaine from Latin America to the United States.■ SIMILAR TO: stop, block choke off1. To stop or prevent something from flowing normally. A noun or pronoun can be used between "choke" and "off." I was watering the flowers when Doug stepped on the hose and choked off the water supply. 2. To cause someone or something to have difficulty breathing. A noun or pronoun can be used between "choke" and "off." Undo the baby's top button before it chokes off her air supply! 3. To stop someone abruptly while they are talking. A noun or pronoun can be used between "choke" and "off." I had to choke him off because his boring story was putting me to sleep. choke someone offto prevent someone from continuing to talk. (A figurative use; does not imply physical choking.) The opposition choked the speakers' debate off before they finished. Why did they want to choke off the speakers? choke something off1. Lit. to restrict or strangle a living creature's windpipe. The tight collar on the cat tended to choke its airstream off. The collar choked off its airstream. 2. Fig. to put an end to debate or discussion; to stop the flow of words from any source. Are they going to choke the debate off? The chair tried to choke off debate but failed. choke off1. Put a stop to, throttle, as in Higher interest rates are choking off the real estate boom. [Early 1800s] 2. Stop someone from speaking or complaining, as in Throughout the debate the congressman had to be choked off to give the other candidate a chance to speak . [Slang; late 1800s] choke offv. To prevent or stop the free flow of something: High tariffs choked off trade between the two countries. The car accident in the middle of the road choked the traffic off, and no one could get through. |
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