扼杀 (è shā) — to kill by strangling, to throttle; to suppress or smother (an idea, freedom, etc.)
Definição
A formal, written verb meaning 'to strangle / to smother.' Most often used figuratively for crushing ideas, rights, or plans in their early stages.
verb
to kill by stranglingto throttleto suppress or smother (an idea, freedom, etc.)
Exemplos
- 扼杀。Zhè zhǒng shěn chá zhì dù huì è shā yán lùn zì yóu.This kind of censorship will stifle freedom of speech.
- 扼杀。Tā shì tú zài méng yá jiē duàn è shā nà ge jì huà.He tried to strangle that plan in its infancy.
- 扼杀。Zhàn zhēng è shā le wú shù wú gū de shēng mìng.War has snuffed out countless innocent lives.
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