"stranglehold" in Chinese (Simplified)
绝对控制掌控
Definition
stranglehold 指对某事或某人极强、完全的控制，使其难以改变或自由行动。最初指的是卡住脖子，但现在多指强有力的影响或限制。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于正式写作和新闻报道，常用于“have a stranglehold on/over”。强调绝对的控制或权力，带有负面含义。一般不用来指实际掐脖子的动作，除非是摔跤等场合。
Examples
The company has a stranglehold on the local market.
这家公司对本地市场拥有**绝对控制**。
His parents have a stranglehold on his decisions.
他的父母对他的决定有**绝对掌控**。
The army kept a stranglehold on power for years.
军队多年来一直对权力保持着**绝对控制**。
High prices have a stranglehold on families trying to save money.
高昂的价格对想省钱的家庭形成了**绝对掌控**。
The internet has broken the media’s stranglehold on news.
互联网打破了媒体对新闻的**绝对控制**。
For years, one company had a stranglehold on the coffee trade, but things are changing now.
多年来，一家公司对咖啡贸易有**绝对控**制，不过现在情况正在改变。