"stranglehold" in Chinese (Traditional)
絕對控制掌控
Definition
stranglehold 是指對事情或某人極強、完全的控制，讓其難以改變或自由行動。原意是掐住脖子，但現在多指強有力的影響或限制。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
多用於正式寫作和新聞報導，常見用法為“have a stranglehold on/over”。強調對某物的絕對掌控，帶有負面色彩。一般不指實際掐脖子的動作，除非是在摔角等。
Examples
The company has a stranglehold on the local market.
這家公司對本地市場擁有**絕對控制**。
His parents have a stranglehold on his decisions.
他的父母對他的決定有**絕對掌控**。
The army kept a stranglehold on power for years.
軍隊多年來一直對權力保持著**絕對控制**。
High prices have a stranglehold on families trying to save money.
高昂的價格對想省錢的家庭形成了**絕對掌控**。
The internet has broken the media’s stranglehold on news.
網際網路打破了媒體對新聞的**絕對控制**。
For years, one company had a stranglehold on the coffee trade, but things are changing now.
多年來，一家公司對咖啡貿易有**絕對控制**，但現在情況正在改變。