throttle

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

throt·tle [throttle throttles throttled throttling] verb, noun BrE [ˈθrɒtl] NAmE [ˈθrɑːtl]
verb ~ sb
to attack or kill sb by squeezing their throat in order to stop them from breathing
Syn: ↑strangle
•He throttled the guard with his bare hands.
• (humorous)I like her, although I could cheerfully throttle her at times (= because she is annoying).
• (figurative)The city is being throttled by traffic.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps a frequentative, from ↑throat; the noun (dating from the mid 16th cent. referring to a person's throat, gullet or windpipe) is perhaps a diminutive of ↑throat, but the history of the word is not clear.

Example Bank:
•I could have strangled/throttled her!
•I felt like strangling/throttling him!
•I like her, although I could cheerfully throttle her at times.
Derived: ↑throttle up
 
noun
a device that controls the amount of fuel that goes into the engine of a vehicle, for example the ↑accelerator in a car
•He drove along at full throttle (= as fast as possible).
• (figurative)The campaign is continuing to run at full throttle.

Word Origin:
late Middle English (as a verb): perhaps a frequentative, from ↑throat; the noun (dating from the mid 16th cent. referring to a person's throat, gullet or windpipe) is perhaps a diminutive of ↑throat, but the history of the word is not clear.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  accelerator, accelerator pedal, gas pedal, gas, gun, throttle valve, choke, strangle, strangulate, restrict, restrain, trammel, limit, bound, confine