stifle
- v.压制;(使)窒息，无法自如地呼吸，感觉窒闷;抑制;扼杀;阻止
- n.(马,狗的)后腿膝关节(病)
派生词： stifling adj.;stiflingly adv. 过去式： stifled 现在分词： stifling 过去分词： stifled 第三人称单数： stifles
stifleverb
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.
她忍住了呵欠。
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。
（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.
在那间闷气的屋子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。
a stifling room
闷得让人透不过气来的房间
‘ It's stifling in here─can we open a window?’
“这里闷得人难受——我们能不能开一扇窗户？”
At 25, she found family life stifling.
她25岁时感到家庭生活令人窒息。
The room was stiflingly hot.
屋里热得人喘不上气来。
stifle
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VERB 扼杀;压制;抑止
If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing.Regulations on children stifled creativity...
给孩子们定的各种规矩扼杀了他们的创造力。
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VERB 克制住，忍住(哈欠、笑)
If you stifle a yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing.She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn...
她忍不住打了个哈欠。
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VERB 克制;压抑
If you stifle your natural feelings or behaviour, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way.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。
noun
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- joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped;corresponds to the human knee
- Synonym: knee
verb
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- be asphyxiated;die from lack of oxygen
- The child suffocated under the pillow
- Synonym: suffocate asphyxiate
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- smother or suppress
- Stifle your curiosity
- Synonym: dampen
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- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
- The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
- Synonym: suffocate asphyxiate choke
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- conceal or hide
- smother a yawn
- muffle one's anger
- strangle a yawn
- Synonym: smother strangle muffle repress
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They hope the new rules will not stifle creativity .
他们希望新规则不会压制创意。
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Critics have accused the US of trying to stifle debate .
批评家指责美国试图压制争论。
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At 25 , she found family life stifling .
她25岁时感到家庭生活令人窒息。
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The government failed to stifle the unrest .
政府没有制止住动乱。
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Most of the victims were stifled by the fumes .
多数受害者是因烟雾窒息而死的。
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She managed to stifle a yawn .
她忍住了呵欠。
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Life at home with her parents and two sisters was stifling .
和父母及两个姐妹生活在一起让她感到很压抑。
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The stifling heat of the little room was beginning to make me nauseous .
小房间里令人窒息的热气开始让我感到恶心。
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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。
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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。
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His hand shot to his mouth to stifle a giggle .
他赶紧捂住嘴，不让自己笑出声来。
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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。
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Regulations on children stifled creativity
给孩子们定的各种规矩扼杀了他们的创造力。
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She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn
她忍不住打了个哈欠。
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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。
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Do nothing to stifle the initiative of local authorities .
不要压制地方的积极性。
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The weather is stifling . It looks like rain .
今天太闷热，光景是要下雨。
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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
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She tried hard to stifle her laughter .
她强忍住笑。
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Development and Application of Converter Steel Slag Hot Stifle Technology in Jigang
转炉钢渣热闷技术在济钢的开发应用
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These measures will have the effect of stifling competition .
这些措施会产生扼杀竞争的后果。
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Businesses are being stifled by a lot of new laws .
许多公司正在受到很多新法规的束缚。
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Don 't Stifle the Competitive Mechanism in Port Market
不要扼杀港口市场竞争机制
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How Creating a Business Plan Can Stifle Your Business
创建一封商业计划会怎样扼杀你的事业
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Some may worry that this may stifle innovation .
某些人可能会担心这样的措施会压制创新。
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Such an objective would stifle innovation and undermine management autonomy and responsibility .
那样的目标会扼杀创新，损害管理自主权和责任。
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Early Stage Coagulation Functional Change and Clinical Significance about Newborn Baby Recovery from Stifle
新生儿窒息复苏后早期凝血功能的变化及临床意义
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The sciences deal with material things ; they can stifle the person .
材料科学处理事情；他们可以扼杀人。
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She had felt stifled in her relationship , she realized .
她发现，过去在关系中，她感到了的是窒息。
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This stifles the development of the financial sector .
这就遏制了金融部门的发展。