Stifle

(v.)

1. feel or make (sb) unable to breathe (easily) because of lack of bresh air; suffocate

感到窒息；使（某人）不能（顺畅）呼吸

e.g. We were stifling in that hot room with all the windows closed.

我们在那间关着窗户的热屋子里，简直透不过气来。

e.g. a baby stifled by a pillow

被枕头捂住无法呼吸的婴儿

e.g. 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. extinguish (a fire); put out

熄灭（火）；扑灭

e.g. stifle flames with a blanket

用毯子扑灭火焰

3. suppress (sth); restrain

镇压（某事物）；遏制

e.g. stifle a rebellion

平息叛乱

e.g. stifle a yawn, laugh, cry, sob, etc.

忍住哈欠、笑、哭、抽泣等

(derog) stifle ideas, initiative

压制思想、主动性

引申：stifling

(a.)

e.g. It's stifling in here; open a window!

这里很闷，打开窗户吧！

e.g. the stifling atmosphere of the royal court, with all its pretty restrictive rules

宫廷里那令人窒息的气氛，因为有各种繁文缛节

引申：stiflingly

(ad.)

e.g. stiflingly hot

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