throttling

• 指通过压迫喉咙或气管使某人窒息的行为；在技术语境中也可以指限制流量、速度或功率的行为。

A noun referring to the act of suffocating someone by constricting the windpipe.

1. Suffocation by constrictionB2formal

   The act of suffocating someone by squeezing or blocking their windpipe.

   扼喉窒息

   • The attacker was charged with throttling the victim.
   • Throttling can cause severe injury or death.
   • The detective described the throttling as a violent act.

   同义词chokingstranglingstrangulation

• 动词，表示控制或限制某物的流动（如燃料、能量等），也指掐住某人的脖子使其窒息。

A verb used to indicate the act of controlling or restricting the flow of something, such as fuel or energy, or to strangle or choke someone.

1. Restrict or limitB2formal

   To place limits on the extent, access, or flow of something.

   限制

   • The government throttled internet access during the protests.
   • The company throttled the data speed for heavy users.
   • New regulations throttle the expansion of the industry.

   同义词capcheckconstraincurbimpedelimitregulaterestrictsuppress

   反义词freeliberateunclogunleash

2. Strangle or chokeB2formal

   To kill someone by squeezing their throat to cut off the air supply.

   掐死

   • The villain tried to throttle his victim with a rope.
   • He was throttled in a fit of rage.
   • The detective found evidence that the man had been throttled.

   同义词asphyxiatechokegarrotestranglestrangulate

3. Reduce air supplyB2formal

   To reduce the flow of air or fuel to an engine, controlling its speed.

   节流

   • The pilot throttled back the engines to reduce speed.
   • He throttled the engine to idle while waiting.
   • The mechanic adjusted the carburetor to throttle the air intake.

   同义词chokerestrictstarve

   反义词open