stifle

英['staɪfl] 美['staɪfl]
  • vt. 使窒息;扼杀;扑灭;抑制
  • vi. 窒息
  • n. (马的)后膝关节
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星级词汇:
  • stichomythia n.[戏]轮流对白(指为增加紧张气氛使用的交锋对白)
    n. (名词)
    1. 后膝关节
    2. 后膝骨病
    3. 后腿膝关节(病)
    4. 膝关节
    v. (动词)
    1. 闷住
    2. 抑止
    3. 阻止
    4. 藏匿
    5. 掩盖
    6. 受闷
    7. 被闷死
    8. 被扼杀
    9. 受抑止
    10. 受阻止
    11. 使窒息
    12. 闷死
    13. 憋闷
    14. 窒息(而死)
    15. 镇压
    16. 压灭
    17. 抑制
    18. 窒息
    19. 压制
    20. 扼杀
    21. 感觉窒闷
    22. 无法自如地呼吸
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. 使窒息;使窒闷 smother;make breathing difficult or impossible
    2. vt. 镇压;遏制 suppress

英英释义

Noun:
  1. joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee

Verb:
  1. conceal or hide;

    "smother a yawn"
    "muffle one's anger"
    "strangle a yawn"

  2. smother or suppress;

    "Stifle your curiosity"

  3. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;

    "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

  4. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen;

    "The child suffocated under the pillow"

1. His hand shot to his mouth to stifle a giggle.
他赶紧捂住嘴,不让自己笑出声来。

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2. It is best to stifle curiosity and leave birds' nests alone.
最好能克制住好奇心,不要去碰鸟巢。

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3. Critics have accused the US of trying to stifle debate.
批评家指责美国试图压制争论。

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4. She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn.
她忍不住打了个哈欠。

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5. The food did nothing to stifle her queasiness.
食物并没有压住她想呕吐的感觉。

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    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. The gas stifled them.
      他们被煤气熏得透不过气来。
    2. The smoke filled the room and almost stifled the firemen.
      屋里浓烟弥漫呛得消防队员喘不过气来。
    3. We should stifle it in the cradle before it becomes worse.
      我们应该在事态变坏前就把它扼杀在萌芽期。
    4. She tried hard to stifle her laughter.
      她强忍住笑。
    用作不及物动词 (vi.)
    1. I am stifling in this close room.
      在这个窄狭的房间里面我感到憋闷。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作及物动词 S+ ~+n./pron.
    1. The gas stifled them.
      煤气使他们窒息。
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    3. The rebellion was stifled.
      叛乱被镇压了。