vt. 1.使窒息,闷死。 2.镇压,阻止(反叛等)。 3.压灭(火等)。 4.藏匿,隐蔽,暗中了结 (up)。 5.〔美俚〕打垮。 vi. 1.憋闷;窒息(而死)。 2.受抑制。 短语和例子 I rushed out of the room because the oppressive air stifled me. 我急忙地出了那个屋子,因为闷热的空气使我窒息起来。 stifle sobs [yawn] 压住[忍住]哭泣[呵欠]。 stifle a rebellion 镇压叛乱。 n. (马、狗的)后腿膝关节(病)。
joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee 同义词:knee,
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow" 同义词:suffocate, asphyxiate,
smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity" 同义词:dampen,
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" 同义词:suffocate, asphyxiate, choke,
conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one''s anger"; "strangle a yawn" 同义词:smother, strangle, muffle, repress,
例句与用法
1.
Heat is in stifling blanket layers . 酷热象层层毯子似的令人窒息。
2.
This stifles the development of the financial sector . 这就遏制了金融部门的发展。
3.
Atticus tried to stifle a smile but didn't make it . 阿迪克斯想忍住不笑,但没忍住。
4.
"how dare you!" she said, her voice stifled . “你竟敢这样!”她说,气得声音发哑了。
5.
Must a man stifle to death in his own cellars ? 难道一个人就得在自己的地窖里活活闷死吗?
6.
Stifling his distaste, miles undressed the old man . 迈尔斯强忍住厌恶,给老家伙脱下衣服。
7.
Allende next turned to stifling his domestic opponents . 阿连德接着就看手扼杀国内的反对派。
8.
They came here with a stifled dream in their hearts . 他们来这儿的时候,心里怀着一种受压抑的梦想。
9.
I must go out and sit in the garden. the air is stifling here . 我得上外边花园里坐坐。这儿的空气叫人窒息。
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Ashurst bit at his sleeve, to stifle a groan of remorseful longing . 艾舍斯特咬着袖子,抑制悔恨交迫的呻吟。