throttle
US: /ˈθɹɑtəɫ/
UK: /θɹˈɒtəl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
throttle /'θrɔtl/- danh từ
- hầu, họng
- (kỹ thuật) van tiết lưu, van bướm ((cũng) throttle-valve)
- at full throttle
- mở hết ga (ô tô)
- to close the throttle
- giảm tốc độ
- to open the throttle
- tăng tốc độ
- ngoại động từ
- bóp cổ, bóp hầu
- bóp nghẹt, đàn áp, trấn áp
- the tyrant throttled freedom: tên bạo chúa bóp nghẹt tự đo
- (kỹ thuật) tiết lưu
- to throttle down
- giảm tốc độ (của ô tô, máy)
Advanced English dictionary
verb, noun+ verb [VN] to attack or kill sb by squeezing their throat in order to stop them from breathing
Synonym: 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.
Phrasal Verbs: throttle (sth) back / down / up to control the supply of fuel or power to an engine in order to reduce/increase the speed of a vehicle: I throttled back as we approached the runway.
+ 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). + open (up) / close the throttle (= increase / decrease the speed) + (figurative) The campaign is continuing to run at full throttle.
Concise dictionary
throttles|throttled|throttling'θrɑtl /'θrɒtlnoun
+a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine
+a pedal that controls the throttle valve
verb
+place limits on (extent or access)
+kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air
+reduce the air supply
