"choke off" in Chinese (Simplified)
遏制阻断切断供应
Definition
停止某事继续或增长,通常是通过阻断其流动或供应。常用于比喻阻止进展或切断资源。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
新闻、政治、商业语境中常用来描述切断供应、资金或阻碍发展。比'choke'更偏向阻止行动,不是指真正的“窒息”。常见搭配有'choke off competition'(遏制竞争)、'choke off growth'(阻碍增长)。
Examples
The government choked off the illegal trade routes.
政府**切断了**非法贸易路线。
Heavy taxes can choke off business growth.
高额税收会**遏制**企业增长。
Rising costs may choke off our ability to help more people.
成本上升可能会**阻断**我们帮助更多人的能力。
Strict regulations could choke off new investment in the area.
严格的规定可能会**遏制**该地区的新投资。
Their refusal to compromise might choke off any chance of agreement.
他们拒绝妥协可能会**阻断**达成协议的所有机会。
If we launch everything at once, it could choke off our resources too quickly.
如果我们一次性启动所有项目,可能会**耗尽**我们的资源。