make (someone) unable to breathe properly; suffocate
使憋闷;使窒息
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those in the streets were stifled by the fumes 烟雾使街上的人喘不过气来
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[as adj.
stifling ]stifling heat .窒息人的热度。
restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion)
抑制(反应);使停止
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she stifled a giggle 她停止了咯咯的傻笑
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she stifled a desire to turn and flee 她抑制住转身逃走的欲望
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[as adj.
stifled ]she gave a stifled cry of disappointment .她失望得发出一声压抑的喊叫。
prevent or constrain (an activity or idea)
阻止(活动,想法);抑制(活动,想法)
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high taxes were stifling private enterprise .高额税收抑制了私营企业的发展。
a joint in the legs of horses, dogs, and other animals, equivalent to the knee in humans
(马、狗等动物的)后膝关节,后膝髌。
"late Middle English: perhaps from a frequentative of Old French