stifling
adj. 令人窒息的; 沉闷的
v. (使)窒息,(使)窒闷( stifle的现在分词)
Stifling heat is so intense that it makes you feel uncomfortable. You can also use stifling to describe a place that is extremely hot.
The stifling heat of the little room was beginning to make me nauseous.
小房间里令人窒息的热气开始让我感到恶心。
If a situation is stifling, it makes you feel uncomfortable because you cannot do what you want.
Life at home with her parents and two sisters was stifling.
和父母及两个姐妹生活在一起让她感到很压抑。
...a stifling bureaucracy.
令人窒息的官僚主义
1. forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority;
1. characterized by oppressive heat and humidity;
Life at home with her parents and two sisters was stifling.
和父母及两个姐妹生活在一起让她感到很压抑。
The weather is stifling. It looks like rain.
今天太闷热, 光景是要下雨.
The stifling heat of the little room was beginning to make me nauseous.
小房间里令人窒息的热气开始让我感到恶心。
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.
The Queen also found heavy blankets in an already stifling bedroom.
王后发现,在那间已经很闷热的卧室里,毛毯却很厚.