chokepoint

1. The fighting has raised concerns about the vulnerability of the Bab el-Mandeb strait between Yemen and Djibouti, which has been identified by the US Department of Energy as a potential chokepoint in the global oil market.
   这场战火引发了人们对于也门和吉布提之间的曼德海峡（Babel-Mandebstrait）脆弱性的担忧，美国能源部认为这里是全球石油市场一个潜在的阻塞点。
2. The Japanese will be guarding a major artery at a chokepoint like that.
   像那样的重要枢纽，日本人一定会派重兵把守。
3. Yet, a shortage of skilled workers has become a serious chokepoint holding back progress at many American technology companies.
   但是，熟练工人的缺乏已经严重地阻碍了美国许多讲述公司的发展。
4. Other city placements things to look out for: if you have a chokepoint, it will be in many cases a good idea to put down a city there.
   另外一个城市位置的要考虑的事情：如果你有一个阻塞点，大部分情况下是在那里建一个城市。
5. From the chokepoint of restricting country economy development to keeping a development speed of 10%-30% in the last twenty years in series, all of these reflect the great success of Chinese revolution and open policy.
   从严重制约国民经济发展的瓶颈到连续近20年超过国民经济10到30个百分点的发展速度，折射出中国改革开放事业的巨大成功。

noun

1. a point of congestion or blockage
   1. the bridge is always a chokepoint at rush hour

2. a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

   Synonym:    constrictionbottleneck