garrotte
/ɡəˈrɒt/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡəˈrɑːt/ (ame, ipa)
garrotte — verb
- garrottepresent simple I / you / we / they
- garrotteshe / she / it
- garrottedpast simple
- garrotting-ing form
1. to kill a person by tightening a wire, cord, or metal loop around the neck until
to kill a person by tightening a wire, cord, or metal loop around the neck until they cannot breathe
The bandit tried to garrotte the guard with piano wire.
pattern: garrotte + person + with + wire
Before dawn, the assassin garrotted the driver and stole the mail bags.
In the film, a guard is garrotted from behind by the spy.
Witnesses said the rebel was garrotted in the town square.
文法句型
garrotte + person
garrotte + person + with + wire/cord
be garrotted
用法筆記
Usually seen in crime or historical writing rather than everyday speech. American English more often uses the spelling garrote.
garrotte — noun
- garrottesingular
- garrottesplural
1. a wire, cord, or metal loop used to kill a person by tightening it around the ne
a wire, cord, or metal loop used to kill a person by tightening it around the neck
Police found a garrotte made from wire and two wooden handles.
pattern: a garrotte made from + material
The museum displayed a garrotte once used in public executions.
Investigators said the garrotte had been hidden inside the toolbox.
Under the bed, officers discovered a garrotte wrapped in cloth.
- noose
more often refers to a loop for hanging rather than a hand-tightened killing wire
文法句型
a garrotte
use a garrotte
make a garrotte from + material
用法筆記
This noun usually refers to a wire or cord tightened by hand or by small handles. It appears mainly in crime stories or historical accounts of execution.