stifling

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英 ['staɪflɪŋ]

美 [ˈstaɪflɪŋ]

是什么意思

adj.

令人窒息的；沉闷的；

（使）窒息，（使）窒闷( stifle的现在分词)；

英英释义

stifling[ 'staifliŋ ]

n.forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
"the stifling of all dissent"
同义词：suppressioncrushingquelling
adj.characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
"the stifling atmosphere"
同义词：sultrysulfuroussulphurous

学习怎么用

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

The air is stifling here; let's get out.
这里的空气令人窒息。我们出去吧。
The atmosphere in the crowded hall became so stifling that two of the women passed out.
拥挤不堪的大厅里闷得令人窒息，两个妇女晕了过去。

权威例句

Stifling Subsequent Strokes
STIFLING INNOVATION: DEVELOPING TOMORROW'S LEADERS TODAY
WHO accused of stifling debate about infant feeding
Pit growth and stifling on carbon steel in CO 2 -containing media in the presence of HAc
On the behaviour of a rumour process with random stifling
Rigid Rules, Inflexible Plans, and the Stifling of Language: A Cognitivist Analysis of Writer's Block
SOPA, PIPA, ACTA, TPP: An Alphabet Soup of Innovation-Stifling Copyright Legislation and Agreements
Regulating academic-industrial research relationships--solving problems or stifling progress?
No longer a myth, the emergence of the patent troll: Stifling innovation, increasing litigation, and extorting billions
Silencing Dissent: How the Australian Government is controlling public opinion and stifling debate