sti·fle
verb/ˈstaɪfl/
/ˈstaɪfl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they stifle | /ˈstaɪfl/ /ˈstaɪfl/ |
| he / she / it stifles | /ˈstaɪflz/ /ˈstaɪflz/ |
| past simple stifled | /ˈstaɪfld/ /ˈstaɪfld/ |
| past participle stifled | /ˈstaɪfld/ /ˈstaɪfld/ |
| -ing form stifling | /ˈstaɪflɪŋ/ /ˈstaɪflɪŋ/ |
- [transitive] stifle something to prevent something from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed
压制；扼杀；阻止；抑制 - She managed to stifle a yawn.
她忍住了哈欠。 - They hope the new rules will not stifle creativity.
他们希望新规则不会压制创新。 - The government failed to stifle the unrest.
政府没有制止住动乱。 - She pressed her hand against her mouth to stifle her sobs.
她用手捂住嘴，忍住抽泣。 - Stifling her impatience, she waited another half an hour.
她强忍着不耐烦，又等了半个小时。
- She managed to stifle a yawn.
- [intransitive, transitive] to feel unable to breathe, or to make somebody unable to breathe, because it is too hot and/or there is no fresh air
（使）窒息，无法自如地呼吸，感觉窒闷 - I felt I was stifling in the airless room.
在那间闷气的房间里我感觉都快憋死了。 - stifle somebody Most of the victims were stifled by the fumes.
多数受害者是因烟雾窒息而死的。
- I felt I was stifling in the airless room.
Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps from a frequentative of Old French estouffer ‘smother, stifle’.