stifle

['staifl]

vt.使窒息, 扼杀, 扑灭,抑制
vi.窒息
n.(马的)后膝关节

vt.

1. 使窒息, 闷住; 闷死

The heavy smoke stifled the firemen.

浓烟使消防队员窒息。

2. 扼杀; 抑止, 阻止

She tried hard to stifle her laughter.

她强忍住笑。

3. 藏匿, 掩盖

vi.

1. 窒息, 受闷; 被闷死

I'm stifling in this hot room.

我在这么热的房间里要闷死了。

2. 被扼杀; 受抑止, 受阻止

词形变化

名词: stifler | 动词过去式: stifled | 动词过去分词: stifled | 动词现在分词: stifling | 动词第三人称单数: stifles |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.vi.窒息; 塞住

stop  smother  suppress  choke  suffocate  

英英释义

名词 stifle:

joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

同义词：knee

动词 stifle:

conceal or hide

同义词：smother, strangle, muffle, repress

smother or suppress

同义词：dampen

impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

同义词：suffocate, asphyxiate, choke

be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

同义词：suffocate, asphyxiate

补充

stiflestifle英:[ˈstaifl] 美:[ˈstaɪfəl]vt. & vi.1.(使)窒息; (使)窒闷The gas stifled them.煤气使他们窒息。vt.1.镇压; 遏制The rebellion was stifled.叛乱被镇压了。

例句

1. Fear leapt in her breast, and she stifled a gasp.她突然害怕起来, 差点倒抽一口冷气。 2. Mr Brown is clearly stifling a cough.布朗先生显然在忍着不咳出声来。 3. I struggled to stifle a laugh.我竭力忍住不笑出声来。 4. She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn.她肆无忌惮地打了个哈欠。 5. His hand shot to his mouth to stifle a giggle.他猛地用手捂住嘴, 不让自己笑出声来。 6. He stifled his temptation to take hold of Ivy and shake her.他克制住想要抓住艾薇摇晃她的冲动。 7. Belle was unable to stifle her surprise.贝尔无法抑制自己的吃惊。 8. The food did nothing to stifle her queasiness.吃东西没能止住她的恶心。 9. The air stifled and suffocated us.这里的空气使我们呼吸困难, 透不过气来。 10. a mother alone in her home secretly stifling her baby独自在家把自己的宝宝偷偷闷死的母亲 11. Fear stifles creativity.恐惧会扼杀创造力。 12. An authoritarian leadership stifled internal debate.专制的领导班子压制了内部的争论。 13. He was killed by stifling.他因窒息而死。 14. I was nearly stifled by the smoke.我差点让这些烟给憋死。 15. to stifle a revolt镇压叛乱 16. to stifle free expression压制自由言论 17. to stifle the development of the national economy抑制了国民经济的发展 18. to stifle a yawn忍住呵欠 19. to stifle one's expression掩盖表情 20. to stifle in such a tense atmosphere在这种气氛下紧张得缓不过气来 21. to stifle in one's appetite在欲望上刻意压抑自己 22. those in the streets were stifled by the fumes.烟雾使街上的人喘不过气来。 23. [as adj. stifling]stifling heat.窒息人的热度。 24. she stifled a giggle.她停止了咯咯的傻笑。 25. she stifled a desire to turn and flee.她抑制住转身逃走的欲望。 26. [as adj. stifled]she gave a stifled cry of disappointment.她失望得发出一声压抑的喊叫。 27. high taxes were stifling private enterprise.高额税收抑制了私营企业的发展。 28. [as submodifier]a stiflingly hot day.一个沉闷的热天。 29. Her strict education had stifled her natural creativity.她所受的严厉教育方式扼杀了她天生的创造力。 30. to stifle a yawn/cry/giggle忍住呵欠╱哭╱笑 31. Richard was almost stifled by the smoke.理查德德差点被烟窒息。 32. The heat was stifling.热得令人窒息。 33. trying to stifle a cry/yawn试图抑制哭泣/打哈欠 34. I had to stifle the desire/urge to yell “Stop!”我不得不抑制住想大喊“停下来”的冲动。 35. Students at the school are stifled by the pressure to score high on tests.在校学生被考高分的压力压制着。 36. Too many regulations stifle innovation.太多的条例扼杀了创新性。 37. something that stifles the growth of the plant/economy抑制植物成长/经济增长的因素 38. I wish we could go outside instead of stifling in this tiny room.但愿我们可以去外面，而不是闷在这个小房间里。 39. He was almost stifled by the smoke.他差点被烟呛死。