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stifle1/ˈstaif(ə)l/v. 1 tr. smother, suppress 遏止；抑止 stifled a yawn 抑止住哈欠 2 intr. & tr. experience or cause to experience constraint of breathing 窒息；使窒息 stifling heat 闷热 3 tr. kill by suffocating 使窒息而死，闷死 □ stifler /-flə/ n.□ stifling adj. & adv.□ stiflingly adv.[perhaps alteration of Middle English stuffe, stuffle from Old French estouffer] |