| 释义 |
stifle美 ['staɪf(ə)l] 英 ['staɪf(ə)l] - v.扼杀；抑制；压制；阻止
- n.(马,狗的)后腿膝关节(病)
- 网络使窒息；闷死；镇压
过去分词：stifled 现在分词：stifling 第三人称单数：stifles v. smother,asphyxiate,suffocate,throttle,choke 1. | [t] ~ sth 压制；扼杀；阻止；抑制to prevent sth from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed |
| She managed to stifle a yawn. 她忍住了哈欠。 | | They hope the new rules will not stifle creativity. 他们希望新规则不会压制创意。 | | The government failed to stifle the unrest. 政府没有制止住动乱。 |
2. | [i][t] （使）窒息，无法自如地呼吸，感觉窒闷to feel unable to breathe, or to make sb unable to breathe, because it is too hot and/or there is no fresh air |
| I felt I was stifling in the airless room. 在那间闷气的房间里我感觉都快憋死了。 | | Most of the victims were stifled by the fumes. 多数受害者是因烟雾窒息而死的。 |
v. | 1. to impair somebody's breathing, or find it hard to breathe 2. to curb, repress, or prevent the development of something 3. to cut off a physical act such as a yawn or laugh before it develops 4. to stop someone from breathing 5. to stop something from developing normally 6. to stop yourself from doing something that shows how you feel 7. give the feeling that breathing is difficult 8. suppress;put down;keep back 1. to impair somebody's breathing, or find it hard to breathe 2. to curb, repress, or prevent the development of something 3. to cut off a physical act such as a yawn or laugh before it develops 4. to stop someone from breathing 5. to stop something from developing normally 6. to stop yourself from doing something that shows how you feel 7. give the feeling that breathing is difficult 8. suppress;put down;keep back | n. | 1. the joint in the hind leg of a four-legged animal that corresponds to the human knee |
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