throttle

• n. 節流閥；[車輛] 風門；喉嚨
• vt. 壓製，扼殺；使……窒息；使……節流
• vi. 節流，減速；窒息

來自 throat,喉嚨，-le,表反複或工具格後綴。引申動詞詞義掐死，勒死，名詞詞義節流閥等。

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.

他輕輕鬆開油門杆，輪船開始緩緩前行。

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

你得把油門杆往前推來加大馬力。

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

他快步來到控製台跟前，減小了油門。

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4. He lived his life at full throttle.

他過著激情四射的生活。

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5. He twisted the throttle control to max power.

他把節氣門的開關擰到最大。

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