1.

(形声。从手,厄声。本义:抓住;掐住)

2.

同本义 [clutch;grip]

3.

又如:扼虎(用双手掐住猛虎);扼吭拊背(本指控制咽喉。引申为扼制要冲之意);扼襟(握持衣服的襟领。引申为控制要害,掌握要领);扼臂(手臂)

4.

扼守;据守 [control;guard]。如:扼险(控制要害);扼据(控制);

5.

阻碍,堵住 [stop up]

扼喉抚背  [èhóu-fǔbèi]

[have a squeeze hold on the enemy by slapping his back and strangling his throat;occupy a sterategte post] 比喻扼据要冲,制敌死命

扼襟控咽  [èjīn-kòngyān]

[secure a strangle hold on;clutch at the throat] 比喻据守险要之地

扼杀  [èshā]

[strangle;smother;throttle] 掐住脖子,使窒息而死。比喻摧残、压制发展中的事物

扼守  [èshǒu]

[guard a strategic point] 据守要地,防敌侵入

扼死  [èsǐ]

[strangle;throttle] 用手掐住别人的脖子,使其缺氧而死

扼腕  [èwàn]

[wring one"s wrists in sorrow or despair] 自己以一手握持另一手腕部。形容思虑、愤怒、激动等心理活动

扼要  [èyào]

[to the point] 扼据要冲;切中要领

扼制  [èzhì]

[keep under control by force] 压抑制止;把握遏制