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单词 stifling
释义
stifling
stfəlɪŋ ˈstaɪflɪŋ
1 ADJ-GRADED 令人窒息的;闷热的 Stifling heat is so intense that it makes you feel uncomfortable. You can also use stifling to describe a place that is extremely hot. 令人窒息的;闷热的
  • 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。

SYN suffocating, close, oppressive, airless
2 ADJ-GRADED (情况)令人窒息的,令人感到压抑的 If a situation is stifling, it makes you feel uncomfortable because you cannot do what you want. (情况)令人窒息的,令人感到压抑的
  • 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。

  • ...a stifling bureaucracy.

    令人窒息的官僚主义

SYN oppressive, severe, overwhelming, repressive
3 See also: stifle 
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