stifle
['staifl]
vt.使窒息, 扼杀, 扑灭,抑制
vi.窒息
n.(马的)后膝关节
例句与用法:
The flower that wreathe his parlor stifle him with their sensuous perfume.
包围着客厅的花以其刺激人的香味使他窒息。
The gas stifled them.
他们被煤气熏得透不过气来。
Our ideas were stifled.
我们的意见被压了下来。
词形变化:
名词: stifler | 动词过去式: stifled | 动词过去分词: stifled | 动词现在分词: stifling | 动词第三人称单数: stifles |
详细释义:
vt.
1. 使窒息, 闷住; 闷死
The heavy smoke stifled the firemen.
浓烟使消防队员窒息。
2. 扼杀; 抑止, 阻止
She tried hard to stifle her laughter.
她强忍住笑。
3. 藏匿, 掩盖
vi.
1. 窒息, 受闷; 被闷死
I'm stifling in this hot room.
我在这么热的房间里要闷死了。
2. 被扼杀; 受抑止, 受阻止
n.
1. (马等的)后膝关节
2. (马等的)后膝关节病, 后膝骨病