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TOEFL BNC: 7622 COCA: 8265

stifle

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/
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  1. [transitive] stifle something to prevent something from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed压制；扼杀；阻止；抑制 synonym suppress
    • 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，忍住哭泣。
    • Stifling her impatience, she waited another half an hour.她忍住不耐烦，又等了半个小时。
  2. [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 synonym suffocate
    • 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。
    3. Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps from a frequentative of Old French estouffer ‘smother, stifle’.
TOEFL BNC: 7622 COCA: 8265
TOEFL BNC: 7622 COCA: 8265
stifle verb
⇨ suppress 2
TOEFL BNC: 7622 COCA: 8265

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