throttle

• n. 节流阀；[车辆] 风门；喉咙
• vt. 压制，扼杀；使……窒息；使……节流
• vi. 节流，减速；窒息

来自 throat,喉咙，-le,表反复或工具格后缀。引申动词词义掐死，勒死，名词词义节流阀等。

throttle

throttle: see throat

throttle (v.)

"strangle to death," c. 1400, probably from Middle English throte "throat" (see throat) + -le, perhaps a frequentive suffix (as in spark/sparkle), or a utensil suffix (as in handle), or simply to distinguish it from throat (v.), which in late 14c. was used to mean "cut the throat of, kill by cutting the throat." Related: Throttled; throttling.

throttle (n.)

1540s, "throat;" it appears to be an independent formation from throat, perhaps a diminutive form, not derived directly from the verb. The mechanical sense is first recorded 1872, short for throttle-valve (1824). Full-throttle (allowing maximum speed) is from 1848 in reference to steam engines.

1. He gently opened the throttle, and the ship began to ease forward.

他轻轻松开油门杆，轮船开始缓缓前行。

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2. You have to push the throttle forward for more power.

你得把油门杆往前推来加大马力。

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3. He stepped swiftly to the controls to throttle back the engine.

他快步来到控制台跟前，减小了油门。

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4. He lived his life at full throttle.

他过着激情四射的生活。

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5. He twisted the throttle control to max power.

他把节气门的开关拧到最大。

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