扼杀

These government restrictions are going to throttle our trade.

这些政府的限制将要扼杀我们的贸易。

Sooner murder an infant in its cradle than nurse unacted desires.

有欲望而无行动等于把婴儿扼杀在摇篮之中。

These figures kill off any lingering hopes of an early economic recovery.

这些数字彻底扼杀了人们对经济早日复苏所抱的线希望。

Yet it is also essential that nations resist the temptation to overcorrect by imposing regulations that would stifle innovation and choke off growth.

但是，国家对通过强加可能会扼杀创新和经济增长的调控，尝试矫枉过正的抵制也同样十分必要。