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sti.fle (obj) NO AIR5staI7f6vto (cause to) be unable to breathe because of a lack of air使窒息，闷死We stifled in the heat of the city. [I]我们在城市的炎热中透不过气来。They were stifled by the smoke. [T]烟雾使他们窒息。He is said to have stifled his victim with a pillow. [T]据说他用枕头闷死了受害人。He threw a blanket over the burning frying pan to stifle the flames (= to stop the fire burning by preventing a supply of air from reaching it). [T]他快速将毯子铺开在烧着的煎锅上来灭火。
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