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stifle
常考释义
vt. 使窒息而死；把…闷死
a mother alone in her home secretly stifling her baby
独自在家把自己的宝宝偷偷闷死的母亲
vt. 使窒息；使呼吸困难
The air stifled and suffocated us.
这里的空气使我们呼吸困难，透不过气来。
vt. 克制住；忍住；克制；压抑；止住
Fear leapt in her breast, and she stifled a gasp.
她突然害怕起来，差点倒抽一口冷气。
Mr Brown is clearly stifling a cough.
布朗先生显然在忍着不咳出声来。
I struggled to stifle a laugh.
我竭力忍住不笑出声来。
She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn.
她肆无忌惮地打了个哈欠。
His hand shot to his mouth to stifle a giggle.
他猛地用手捂住嘴，不让自己笑出声来。
He stifled his temptation to take hold of Ivy and shake her.
他克制住想要抓住艾薇摇晃她的冲动。
Belle was unable to stifle her surprise.
贝尔无法抑制自己的吃惊。
The food did nothing to stifle her queasiness.
吃东西没能止住她的恶心。
vt. 扼杀；压制；阻止
Fear stifles creativity.
恐惧会扼杀创造力。
An authoritarian leadership stifled internal debate.
专制的领导班子压制了内部的争论。
vi. 窒息而死；被闷死
vi. 窒息；呼吸困难
n. （马、狗等的）后膝关节【动】
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