扼è ❶ （用力掐住） clutch;grip:～ 住他的咽喉 clutch at his throat
❷ (把守；控制) guard;control
◆扼吭[亢]拊背 hit the enemy's crucial point;hold the best strategic positions;have a squeeze hold on an enemy;hold a strategically important terrain；
扼吭[亢]之地 a strategic position；
扼流 choke;choke flow；
扼杀 strangle;smother;throttle;nip；
扼守 hold (a strategic point);guard；
扼死 strangle;throttle；
扼要 to the point；
扼制 choke |