stifle
🇺🇸
/ˈstaɪfl/
🇬🇧
/ˈstaɪfl/
verb
R
to stop something from happening or being expressed
The new rules stifle creativity and free thinking.
新规定扼杀了创造力和自由思考。
R
to have trouble breathing or make someone unable to breathe due to heat or lack of air
The thick smoke made it hard to breathe and began to stifle everyone in the room.
浓烟让人呼吸困难，开始使房间里的每个人都喘不过气来。
translation
压制, 使窒息
词形变化
3rd Present
stifles
Past
stifled
Perfect
stifled
Progressive
stifling