n.掐脖子，卡脖子，压制，束缚

The company has a stranglehold on the smartphone market.
这家公司对智能手机市场拥有绝对控制权。
The government's stranglehold on the media is preventing free speech.
政府对媒体的钳制阻碍了言论自由。
He had a stranglehold on her neck, making it difficult for her to breathe.
他紧紧掐住她的脖子，使她呼吸困难。
The monopoly exerted a stranglehold on the nation's economy.
垄断企业对该国经济形成了压制性的控制。
His gambling addiction had a stranglehold on his life and finances.
他的赌博瘾对他的生活和财务造成了严重的困扰。
The rebels are trying to break the government's stranglehold on the region.
反叛军试图打破政府对该地区的严密控制。
She finally managed to break free from her ex-husband's psychological stranglehold.
她最终设法摆脱了前夫的心理束缚。
The new legislation aims to loosen the stranglehold of big corporations over small businesses.
新的法规旨在削弱大公司对小企业的压制性影响。
Their control over the supply chain gave them a stranglehold on pricing.
他们对供应链的控制使得他们在定价上具有决定权。
The city's outdated zoning laws have a stranglehold on urban development.
城市过时的分区法规制约了城市发展。