扼ak1殺saat3

English

1. to strangle
2. to smother; to stifle; to strangle
3. to throttle

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 完全嘅抹殺一啲嘢，通常係形容自己做錯事，或者因為其他外來嘅壓迫，令機會消失

Examples

• 我扼殺咗一個大好機會！

  I smothered a wonderful opportunity!

• 大人唔應該一日到黑喺度逼細路讀書，噉樣會扼殺佢哋嘅創造力。

  Parents should not force their kids to study all day long. That kills their creativity.

• 以想學讀書為由，湯姆入到去呢位好心又幾靚嘅年輕老師屋企，然後冷血噉扼殺佢，以便偷走佢喺當地為新學校收集嘅捐款。

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