stifling
US
UK stifling adj: (oppressively stuffy)
SC 令人发闷的 lìng rén fā mèn de
SC 令人窒息的 lìng rén fā mèn de ，lìng rén zhì xī de
It's stifling in here; open some windows, quick!
stifling adj: figurative (smothering, confining) (比喻)
SC 令人窒息的，郁闷难当的 lìng rén zhì xī de ，yù mèn nán dāng de
He seems to find every intimate relationship too stifling.
stifle [sth] vtr: (yawn, sob, laugh, etc: hold back) (呵欠、发笑)
SC 强忍 qiáng rěn
Halfway through the sermon I began to stifle yawns.
布道才进行了一半，我的哈欠就压不住了。
stifle [sth] vtr: (suffocate)
SC 使...窒息
SC 闷死，使...窒息而死 mèn sǐ
The murderer stifled his victim with a pillow.
凶手用枕头将受害人闷死。
stifle [sth] vtr: figurative (suppress) (自由、思想等)
SC 压制, 限制
The government's trying to stifle the democracy movement.
政府试图镇压民主运动。
stifle vi: (be suffocated)
SC 感到窒息
Nerys was stifling in her thick sweater, so she took it off.
毛衣太厚，热得让人窒息，所以奈瑞丝把毛衣脱掉了。
stifle vi: (lack fresh air)
SC 感到憋闷
TC 感到憋悶
TC 感到憋悶
stifle, stifle joint, stifle-joint n: (animal's leg joint) (动物)
SC 后膝关节, 后腿膝关节
The X-ray shows a problem with the horse's stifle.