stifle

verb

/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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[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。
[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。

Word Originlate Middle English: perhaps from a frequentative of Old French estouffer ‘smother, stifle’.