英 [ˈstaɪf(ə)l] 美 [ˈstaɪf(ə)l]
v. 扼杀，抑制；强忍住，压抑（感情）；（使）窒息，（使）喘不上气
n. （马、狗等动物的）后膝关节，后膝髌
复数stifles
第三人称单数stifles
现在分词stifling
过去式stifled
过去分词stifled
stifle /ˈstaɪfəl/ CET6+ TEM4 [ stifling stifled stifles ]
及物动词 If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing. 压制
Regulations on children stifled creativity.
对孩子们制定的各种规定压制了创造力。
及物动词 If you stifle a yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing. 忍住 (呵欠或笑声)
She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn.
她并未试图忍住一个哈欠。
及物动词 If you stifle your natural feelings or behaviour, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way. 控制 (感情或行为)
It is best to stifle curiosity and leave birds' nests alone.
最好忍住好奇心，别碰鸟巢。
joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
同义词： knee
smother or suppress
同义词： dampen
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
同义词： suffocate / asphyxiate / choke
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
同义词： suffocate / asphyxiate
(马等的)后膝关节病，后膝骨病[亦作 stifle joint]
... devoted 投入的，深爱的 stifle 使窒息，抑制 marvelous 引起惊异的，不可思议的 ...
... 使…受辱;侮辱〖insult〗 埋没〖stifle〗 谦词。承蒙〖beindebted(tosb.forakindness)〗 ...
... stiff：僵直的、严厉的、硬的 stifle：窒息、抑制、扑灭 stir：搅拌、轰动、激动 ...
... precipitous move突然变动 stifle葬送 workable measures of transition可行的过度措施 ...
She managed to stifle a yawn.
她忍住了呵欠。
She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn.
她并未试图忍住一个哈欠。
The government failed to stifle the unrest.
政府没有制止住动乱。
"If we put a bureaucratic hand on this, we will stifle the capacity for modern technology to give us a better shot at the students learning the material."
VOA : special.2011.06.09
But many investors worry that austerity measures taken by Greece,Portugal and Spain will stifle growth in Europe and lead to recession.
VOA : standard.2010.05.17
Republican Congressman Pete Sessions of Texas argued against the legislation, saying it will stifle job growth and hurt the economy.
VOA : standard.2010.07.31
Some hackers aim to free the flow of information, while others aim to stifle it.
FORBES: Pirate Bay Scolds Anonymous Hackers For Cyberattacks On Its Behalf
The costs imposed on its own citizens would stifle economic activity and hasten the military decline.
In fact, a small school can make up for the factors that often stifle student achievement.