throttle
throttle
noun
[with obj.]
throttler
noun
语源
noun
- a device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine
节流阀（或圈)，扼流圈；节流杆；油门杆；风门，总舌门，油门，节气门；油门踏板
the engines were at full throttle.
发动机全速运转。 - (archaic)a person's throat, gullet, or windpipe
(古)喉咙；气管
[with obj.]
- attack or kill (someone) by choking or strangling them
掐住…的脖子；掐死；使窒息
she was sorely tempted to throttle him.
她很想掐死他。
the revolution has throttled the free exchange of information and opinion.
革命压制了信息和想法的自由交流。 - control (an engine or vehicle) with a throttle
节流调节，调节…的蕻油门
■(throttle back 或 down)reduce the power of an engine or vehicle by use of the throttle
使节流；使减速
throttler
noun
语源
- late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps a frequentative, from throat; the noun (dating from the mid 16th cent. in sense 2) is perhaps a diminutive of throat, but the history of the word is not clear
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