| 释义 |
He would not stand by and let his pet project be killed off.他不会袖手旁观任由他最看好的项目被扼杀。Had he listened, parliamentary democracy might have been strangled at birth.如果他听信了这些话，议会民主可能早就被扼杀在摇篮中了。This project should have been strangled at birth.这个项目早该被扼杀在摇篮里。If somebody squeaked, he was quickly smothered and gagged.如果有人告密，马上就被扼杀，从此堵上嘴巴。 |