"strangling" in Chinese (Traditional)
掐死扼殺
Definition
掐死指用手緊緊掐住某人的脖子，通常導致其無法呼吸。這個詞也可以比喻某事被嚴重限制或壓抑。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
通常指實際掐脖子，也可用於比喻極大限制（如strangling the market）。比 'choking' 更嚴重，多見於刑事或負面影響場景。
Examples
The villain was strangling the hero in the movie.
反派在電影裡**掐死**了英雄。
She was afraid of strangling during her sleep.
她害怕睡覺時被**掐死**。
The weeds were strangling the small flowers in the garden.
雜草正在**扼殺**花園裡的小花。
All these rules are strangling creativity at work.
所有這些規定都在**扼殺**工作中的創造力。
He grabbed my scarf so tight, I thought he was strangling me!
他把我的圍巾拉得那麼緊，我以為他要**掐死**我了！
The new taxes are really strangling small businesses this year.
新稅收今年真的在**扼殺**小企業。