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stifle vt.使窒息；扼杀；扑灭；抑制vi.窒息n.(马的)后膝关节 (1) 他们被煤气熏得透不过气来。(2) 屋里浓烟弥漫呛得消防队员喘不过气来。(3) 我们应该在事态变坏前就把它扼杀在萌芽期。(4) 她强忍住笑。 The verb stifle means “to choke, suffocate, drown.” It can describe a claustrophobic feeling, like getting smothered by kisses from your great aunt. At its most extreme, stifle means to kill by cutting off respiration. The metaphoric sense of stifle didn’t develop until well after the word was first recorded as a verb: "I can always tell — but never let on for fear of damaging his ego — that my boyfriend attempts to stifle tears during sappy parts of movies; his eyes well up at the corners and he’ll sniffle uncontrollably, claiming allergies."

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英 ['staɪfl] 美 ['staɪfl] (1) The gas stifled them.(2) The smoke filled the room and almost stifled the firemen.(3) We should stifle it in the cradle before it becomes worse.(4) She tried hard to stifle her laughter. To stifle is to cut off, hold back, or smother. You may stifle your cough if you don't want to interrupt a lecture or you may stifle the competition if you fear losing. 1[VERB 动词]扼杀；压制；抑止 If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing.   [V n]  [disapproval]Regulations on children stifled creativity...给孩子们定的各种规矩扼杀了他们的创造力。Critics have accused the US of trying to stifle debate.批评家指责美国试图压制争论。2[VERB 动词]克制住，忍住(哈欠、笑) If you stifle a yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing.   [V n]She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn...她忍不住打了个哈欠。His hand shot to his mouth to stifle a giggle.他赶紧捂住嘴，不让自己笑出声来。3[VERB 动词]克制；压抑 If you stifle your natural feelings or behaviour, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way.   [V n]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。He stifled his temptation to take hold of Ivy and shake her.他压抑住想要抓住艾薇摇晃她的冲动。

英语单词	stifle
英美音标	英 ['staɪfl] 美 ['staɪfl]
中文释义	vt.使窒息；扼杀；扑灭；抑制 vi.窒息 n.(马的)后膝关节
英语例句	(1) The gas stifled them. (2) The smoke filled the room and almost stifled the firemen. (3) We should stifle it in the cradle before it becomes worse. (4) She tried hard to stifle her laughter.
中文例句	(1) 他们被煤气熏得透不过气来。 (2) 屋里浓烟弥漫呛得消防队员喘不过气来。 (3) 我们应该在事态变坏前就把它扼杀在萌芽期。 (4) 她强忍住笑。
vocabulary简明	To stifle is to cut off, hold back, or smother. You may stifle your cough if you don't want to interrupt a lecture or you may stifle the competition if you fear losing.
vocabulary扩展	The verb stifle means “to choke, suffocate, drown.” It can describe a claustrophobic feeling, like getting smothered by kisses from your great aunt. At its most extreme, stifle means to kill by cutting off respiration. The metaphoric sense of stifle didn’t develop until well after the word was first recorded as a verb: "I can always tell — but never let on for fear of damaging his ego — that my boyfriend attempts to stifle tears during sappy parts of movies; his eyes well up at the corners and he’ll sniffle uncontrollably, claiming allergies."
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]扼杀；压制；抑止 If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing. [V n] [disapproval] Regulations on children stifled creativity... 给孩子们定的各种规矩扼杀了他们的创造力。 Critics have accused the US of trying to stifle debate. 批评家指责美国试图压制争论。 2 [VERB 动词]克制住，忍住(哈欠、笑) If you stifle a yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing. [V n] She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn... 她忍不住打了个哈欠。 His hand shot to his mouth to stifle a giggle. 他赶紧捂住嘴，不让自己笑出声来。 3 [VERB 动词]克制；压抑 If you stifle your natural feelings or behaviour, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way. [V n] 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。 He stifled his temptation to take hold of Ivy and shake her. 他压抑住想要抓住艾薇摇晃她的冲动。

Stifle Verb 动词 Prevent [V N Stifled Hold