choke hold/chokehold 锁喉；stranglehold 掐脖子；卡脖子

abc

choke hold
noun , pl   ⋯ holds [  count  ]
   chiefly US
  1 : a method of holding someone by putting your arm around the person's neck with enough pressure to make breathing difficult or impossible
   He put the suspect in a choke hold. = He used/placed a choke hold on the suspect.
  2 : a force or influence that stops something from growing or developing : stranglehold
  — usually singular
   The state has a choke hold on the city's finances.
   The tariffs have put a choke hold on the economy.


choke hold
noun
1. : a hold that involves strong choking pressure applied to the neck of another
2. : excessively stringent dominance or control
< had a choke hold on the city's finances >


stranglehold
strangle·hold / ˈstræŋglhəuld; NAmE -hould /
noun [sing.]
1. a strong hold around sb's neck that makes it difficult for them to breathe
   掐脖子；卡脖子
2. ~ (on sth) complete control over sth that makes it impossible for it to grow or develop well
   压制；束缚:
   The company now had a stranglehold on the market.
   这家公司现在垄断了市场。


stranglehold

---

stran∙gle∙hold / ˈstræŋglˌhold ; ˈstræŋgəlhəʊld /
◙noun [C]
1. [usually singular] complete control over a situation, organization etc
• 〔对局势、组织等的〕完全控制:
▪ [+ on ]
»Just a few firms have a stranglehold on the market for this software.
  只有几家公司完全控制了这种软件的市场。
»break / loosen the stranglehold of sb ( = stop someone having complete control )
  挣脱某人的完全控制
2. a strong hold around someone's neck that stops them from breathing

stran·gle·hold
/ˈstræŋgəlˌhoʊld/ noun , pl   -holds [  count  ]
  1 : an illegal hold in wrestling by which your opponent is choked
  2 : a force or influence that stops something from growing or developing
  — usually singular
   He finally broke free from the stranglehold of his domineering parents.
  — often + on
   The state has a stranglehold on the city's finances.