stifled

英 [ˈstaɪfld]

美 [ˈstaɪfld]

v.  压制; 扼杀; 阻止; 抑制; (使)窒息，无法自如地呼吸，感觉窒闷
stifle的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：stifled　过去式：stifled　

BNC.25304 / COCA.30156

柯林斯词典

• VERB 扼杀;压制;抑止
  If someonestiflessomething you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing.
  1. Regulations on children stifled creativity...
     给孩子们定的各种规矩扼杀了他们的创造力。
  2. Critics have accused the US of trying to stifle debate.
     批评家指责美国试图压制争论。
• VERB 克制住，忍住(哈欠、笑)
  If youstiflea yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing.
  1. She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn...
     她忍不住打了个哈欠。
  2. His hand shot to his mouth to stifle a giggle.
     他赶紧捂住嘴，不让自己笑出声来。
• VERB 克制;压抑
  If youstifleyour natural feelings or behaviour, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

英英释义

adj

• held in check with difficulty
  1. a smothered cough
  2. a stifled yawn
  3. a strangled scream
  4. suppressed laughter
  Synonym:smotheredstrangledsuppressed

双语例句

• I rushed out of the room because the oppressive air stifled me.
  我急忙地出了那个屋子，因为闷热的空气使我窒息起来。
• And I've stifled in the muggy air of Hefei in Anhui.
  在安徽合肥的湿热空气中我也感觉快要窒息过。
• How dare you! She said, her voice stifled.
  “你竟敢这样！”她说，气得声音发哑了。
• I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
  我宁愿生命的火花在壮丽的火焰中燃烧殆尽，也不愿在腐朽之物中窒息而死。
• The government has stifled all opposition to its plans.
  政府压制了所有对其计划的反对意见。
• In countries such as Russia and Mexico, resource nationalism has stifled investment in supply.
  在俄罗斯和墨西哥等国，资源民族主义扼杀了对供给的投资。
• I choose to begin letting go of unhealthy thoughts, feelings and attitudes that have stifled my growth.
  我决定远离有损身心健康的想法、情感和消极的人生态度，它们抑制了我的成长。
• But it was Iike a heavy cloak that stifled me.
  但那就像个大斗蓬要把我闷死了。
• An overweening public sector has stifled growth in jobs in service industries.
  自负的公共部门已经妨碍了服务业岗位的增长。
• For decades, Onsen owners have stifled development of a huge potential source of clean energy: geothermal power.
  数十年来，温泉业主们都阻碍着地热能这种潜能巨大的清洁能源的发展。