"stranglers" in Chinese (Traditional)
勒死他人者絞殺者
Definition
勒死或掐喉的人或事物,通常指犯罪者,也可以指故事中的角色或纏繞得很緊的東西。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
複數名詞,多指透過勒脖致死的罪犯,也可以指纏繞勒緊的植物(如絞殺榕)或事物。常見於犯罪故事及植物學。不要與 'stranger'(陌生人)混淆。
Examples
The police caught two stranglers last night.
警方昨晚逮捕了兩名**勒死他人者**。
Some plants are called stranglers because they grow around other trees.
有些植物被稱為**絞殺者**,因為它們會纏繞著其他樹生長。
The story was about a group of stranglers in the city.
這個故事講的是城市裡一羣**勒死他人者**。
Those old detective novels are full of mysterious stranglers hiding in the shadows.
那些老偵探小說裡到處都是藏在陰影裡的神祕**勒死他人者**。
Be careful—those vines are real stranglers and can choke smaller trees to death.
小心——那些藤蔓是真正的**絞殺者**,能把小樹纏死。
I used to have nightmares about stranglers after watching that movie.
看完那部電影後,我常常夢見**勒死他人者**。