stifle

英 [ˈstaɪfl]

美 [ˈstaɪfl]

v.  压制; 扼杀; 阻止; 抑制; (使)窒息，无法自如地呼吸，感觉窒闷

过去式：stifled　现在分词：stifling　过去分词：stifled　第三人称单数：stifles　复数：stifles　

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牛津词典

verb

• 压制；扼杀；阻止；抑制
  to prevent sth from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed
  1. She managed to stifle a yawn.
     她忍住了呵欠。
  2. They hope the new rules will not stifle creativity.
     他们希望新规则不会压制创意。
  3. The government failed to stifle the unrest.
     政府没有制止住动乱。
• （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
  1. I felt I was stifling in the airless room.
     在那间闷气的屋子里我感觉都快憋死了。
  2. Most of the victims were stifled by the fumes.
     多数受害者是因烟雾窒息而死的。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 扼杀;压制;抑止
  If someonestiflessomething you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing.
  1. Regulations on children stifled creativity...
     给孩子们定的各种规矩扼杀了他们的创造力。
  2. Critics have accused the US of trying to stifle debate.
     批评家指责美国试图压制争论。
• VERB 克制住，忍住(哈欠、笑)
  If youstiflea yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing.
  1. She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn...
     她忍不住打了个哈欠。
  2. His hand shot to his mouth to stifle a giggle.
     他赶紧捂住嘴，不让自己笑出声来。
• VERB 克制;压抑
  If youstifleyour natural feelings or behaviour, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way.
  1. It is best to stifle curiosity and leave birds' nests alone...
     最好能克制住好奇心，不要去碰鸟巢。
  2. He stifled his temptation to take hold of Ivy and shake her.
     他压抑住想要抓住艾薇摇晃她的冲动。

英英释义

noun

• joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped
  Synonym:knee

verb

• be asphyxiated
  1. The child suffocated under the pillow
  Synonym:suffocateasphyxiate
• smother or suppress
  1. Stifle your curiosity
  Synonym:dampen
• impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
  1. The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
  Synonym:suffocateasphyxiatechoke
• conceal or hide
  1. smother a yawn
  2. muffle one's anger
  3. strangle a yawn
  Synonym:smotherstranglemufflerepress

双语例句

• That would stifle a great deal more than political debate and dissent.
  这将窒息太多的内容，远远不止政治辩论和异议。
• State bureaucracies can tend to stifle enterprise and initiative.
  国家的官僚体制往往会扼杀人们的事业心和积极性。
• Too many rules tend to stifle innovation.
  多的规则往往会抑制创新。
• Gritting my teeth, I did my best to stifle one or two remarks
  我咬紧牙关，硬是吞回了几句话。
• People will doubtless protest that such a rigid system would stifle creativity.
  人们无疑会抗议，这样一种严格的制度会扼杀创造力。
• Their belief in redistribution and central planning reveals an urge to stifle opportunity and a mistrust of individual empowerment.
  他们对于再分配和中央计划的信念，暴露了一种扼杀机会的冲动和对个人赋权的怀疑。
• But this would stifle innovation and creativity.
  但这种监管将扼杀创新与创造力。
• Furloughs, layoffs, burdened bosses, and stressed coworkers: Tension can stifle your office and kill productivity.
  休假、裁员、承受超负荷的老板、处于高压中的同事：紧张会使你的办公室生活窒息，扼杀你的产能。
• I fear the conservative attitudes which accompany such a greying may suffocate initiative and stifle dynamism.
  我担心，伴随年老而来的保守态度，可能会扼杀主动性和活力。
• He managed to stifle the spasmodic sobs of panic rising in his throat
  他惊慌得差一点哭了起来，不过还是竭力地克制住了。