Stifle
[ 'staifl ]
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vt.& vi. （使）窒息;（使）窒闷;扼杀;
vt. 镇压;遏制;扼杀;藏匿;
n. 后腿膝关节;后膝关节病;
📝 例句
Atticus tried to stifle a smile but didn't make it.
阿迪克斯想忍住不笑，但没忍
She tried hard to stifle her laughter.
她强忍住笑。
The heavy smoke stifled the firemen.
浓烟使消防队员窒息。
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？
She tried hard to stifle her laughter.
她强忍住笑。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“死大夫”:这个该死的大夫扼杀了好多病人的希望
※ stiff-僵硬的,le-拼音“乐”:想象你的情敌想掐死你的时候的面容→僵硬的笑→使窒息,抑制
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
stifle
v
1 [I, Tn] feel or make (sb) unable to breathe (easily) because of lack of fresh air; suffocate 感到窒息; 使（某人）不能（顺畅）呼吸
We were stifling in that hot room with all the windows closed. 我们在那间关著窗户的热屋子里, 简直透不过气来.
a baby stifled by a pillow 被枕头捂住无法呼吸的婴儿
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.
2 [Tn] extinguish (a fire); put out 熄灭（火）; 扑灭
stifle flames with a blanket 用毯子扑灭火焰.
3 [Tn] suppress (sth); restrain 镇压（某事物）; 遏制
stifle a rebellion 平息叛乱
stifle a yawn, laugh, cry, sob, etc 忍住哈欠、 笑、 哭、 抽泣等
(derog 贬) stifle ideas, initiative 压制思想、 主动性.
🔁 扩展释义
*['staifl]vt. 使窒息, 抑止, 扼杀vi. 窒息, 被扼杀【医】 窒息, 闷气
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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I never really thought about being a mother as a career.
我真的从来没有想到做母亲还是一种事业。
The cruelest lies are often told in silence.
最残酷的谎言常以沈默的方式说出。
Hi! Where are you from?Hi
，你是哪里的？