(每日一词）throttle

Throttle /ˈθrɑː.t̬əl/ 

v. 掐（喉咙）；使窒息; 阻挡；压制；扼杀; 

n. 节流阀；油门(就像喉咙一下，一个通道）

meaning: to press someone’s throat very tightly so that they cannot breathe 掐（喉咙）；使窒息

meaning: to prevent something from succeeding  压制；扼杀

1) 词源：throt- 表示throat 喉咙

2) 后缀：-le 动词后缀（handle） 

e.g. Sometimes he annoys me so much that I could throttle him. 有时他真让我讨厌，我恨不得掐死他。

e.g. The reduction in funds is throttling the development of new programs. 经费的削减将阻碍新计划的开展。