Policy makers can generally choke off inflation by raising interest rates, dampening economic activity and reducing demand for goods.

为抑制通货膨胀，决策者们通常只需加息，放弃经济活动，降低对于商品的需求。

The dry spell choke off the supply of water in that area.

乾旱使那地区断了水.

Power supergrid plan to protect Europe from Russian threat to choke off energy

在确信必须摆脱对俄罗斯和东欧的能源依赖之后，欧盟委员会在其第二份《战略性能源评估报告》中发布了超级电网计划和其他一系列创造更多能源供给渠道的措施。

The observations, reported by two separate teams online today in Nature, could explain why drugs designed to choke off blood to brain tumors often fail.

这一由两个不同的团队提出的发现今天被《自然》杂志在线报道，这也许可以解释为什么试图切断脑部肿瘤血液供应的药物并不起作用。

The procedure would effectively choke off the lines and openings of the old blowout preventer that failed to shut off the flow of oil after the explosion on the drilling rig in April.

过程可以地封闭原有防喷器的管线和开口，部位在水上钻台四月爆炸后都无法止住原油从海底涌出。

Nevertheless, the growing interest from investors is a sign of stabilisation, making it less likely that worsening commercial real estate conditions will sink banks and choke off a US recovery.

尽管如此，投资者兴趣渐浓是商用房地产企稳的一个信号，使该行业形势恶化拖垮银行、威胁到美国经济复苏的可能性有所下降。