"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**。