stranglehold

• 指对人或局势的完全控制或支配地位；也指摔跤等格斗中扼住对方颈部使其无法呼吸的擒拿手法。

A noun referring to a position of complete control or dominance over a person or situation, or a specific wrestling hold that restricts breathing.

1. Complete control or powerC1formal

   A situation where one person or group has total power over another, often limiting their freedom or ability to act.

   完全控制

   • The corporation has a stranglehold on the local economy.
   • The dictator maintained a stranglehold over the country's media.
   • The monopoly had a stranglehold on the market, preventing competition.

   同义词dominationgripholdmonopoly

   反义词autonomyfreedomindependenceliberty

2. Wrestling holdC1formalsport

   A wrestling technique where the opponent's neck or windpipe is compressed, restricting breathing.

   锁喉

   • The wrestler applied a stranglehold to force his opponent to submit.
   • He escaped from the stranglehold just in time.
   • The referee stopped the match when the stranglehold became too dangerous.

   同义词chokechokehold