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constrictor 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/kənˈstriktər/,
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constrictors, plural;
  1. A snake that kills by coiling around its prey and asphyxiating it

  2. A muscle whose contraction narrows a vessel or passage

  3. Each of the muscles that constrict the pharynx

  1. any of various large nonvenomous snakes that kill their prey by crushing it in its coils
  2. (constrictive) constricting: (of circumstances) tending to constrict freedom
  3. Constrictor was the 1986 comeback album for rock musician Alice Cooper. After retiring from the music industry after the release of DaDa, Cooper remained in seclusion for three years. He starred in Monster Dog, a horror film for which he wrote two songs. ...
  4. Constrictor (Frank Payne) is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a mercenary who has occasionally acted as an anti-hero. He first appeared in Incredible Hulk #212 (1977).
  5. A snake that kills its prey by grabbing the animal and throwing two or three coils around it. The force of constriction (squeezing) prevents the prey from breathing, and it usually dies within seconds. The snake can then relax its grip and swallow the animal head-first.
  6. A snakeAn animal with a long, scaly body and no arms, legs, or wings. Snakes have backbones and are cold-blooded. that kills its preyNoun: An animal that is hunted as food by another animal. Verb: To attempt to take an animal for food. by grabbing the animalAny living thing that is not a plant. ...
  7. Latin con = together, and strictum = drawn tight, hence, producing narrowing.
  8. A software component which deliberately degrades the quality of a (usually video) signal. The idea is that when a signal is at risk of being copied, it should not be pristine "copyable unto the Nth generation" quality, but rather behave more like a low-quality analog copy, making it undesirable ...
  9. Tube or orifice used to restrict flow of a gas or a liquid.
  10. A snake they kills its prey by wrapping itself around its victim and suffocating it.