stifle的中文翻译是什么意思
stifle
vt.& vi. （使）窒息; （使）窒闷; 扼杀
vt. 镇压; 遏制; 扼杀; 藏匿
stifle的柯林斯释义
VERB扼杀;压制;抑止
If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing.
Regulations on children stifled creativity...
给孩子们定的各种规矩扼杀了他们的创造力。
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 you stifle a yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing.
She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn...
她忍不住打了个哈欠。
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 you stifle your natural feelings or behaviour, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way.
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。
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。
stifle的英文释义
Noun
1. joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
Verb
1. conceal or hide;
- smother a yawn
- muffle one's anger
- strangle a yawn
2. smother or suppress;
- Stifle your curiosity
3. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of;
- The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
4. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen;
- The child suffocated under the pillow
stifle的场景例句
All Villefort's influence barely enabled him to stifle the secret Dant è s had so nearly divulged.
维尔福的全部力量都用在封住那几乎被唐太斯所泄漏的秘密上了.
Do I find an appropriate balance between encouragement and pressure? Do I stifle their initiative?
我是否在鼓励与压力之间找到了恰当的平衡? 我是否抑制了他们的创造性?
An incompetent boss can stifle your enthusiasm and torpedo your chances for job satisfaction.
一个不称职的老板会窒息你的热情并毁灭你对工作感到满意的可能性.
It was an uninteresting conversation and I had to stifle a yawn.
那是一次枯燥无味的交谈,我不得不强忍住自己的呵欠.
Can we stifle the old, the lingering Remorse.
我们能否扑灭那古老的 、 徘徊不去的悔恨?