stifle

美 [ˈstaɪf(ə)l]
英 ['staɪf(ə)l]
  • v.扼杀；抑制；压制；阻止
  • n.(马,狗的)后腿膝关节(病)
  • 网络使窒息；闷死；镇压
第三人称单数：stifles  现在分词：stifling  过去式：stifled  

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网络释义

stifle
v.
1.
[t]
~ sth
压制；扼杀；阻止；抑制to prevent sth from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed
She managed to stifle a yawn.
她忍住了哈欠。
They hope the new rules will not stifle creativity.
他们希望新规则不会压制创意。
The government failed to stifle the unrest.
政府没有制止住动乱。
2.
[i][t]
（使）窒息，无法自如地呼吸，感觉窒闷to feel unable to breathe, or to make sb unable to breathe, because it is too hot and/or there is no fresh air
I felt I was stifling in the airless room.
在那间闷气的房间里我感觉都快憋死了。
Most of the victims were stifled by the fumes.
多数受害者是因烟雾窒息而死的。

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全部全部,扼杀扼杀,抑制抑制,压制压制,阻止阻止,后腿膝关节后腿膝关节,使窒息使窒息,闷死闷死,镇压镇压
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1.
My major concern was that a large bureaucracy, however organized, tends to stifle creativity.
我主要担心的是，一个庞大的政府机构，无论组织得多么好，也容易窒息创造性。
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2.
He said the protests represent a backlash to Beijing's efforts to stifle human rights and religious freedom in Tibetan areas of China.
他说，抗议活动是对中国政府在西藏地区压制人权和宗教信仰自由的反弹。
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3.
I try not to stifle his desire to be independent, and more importantly, I try not to act like it bothers me that he is picky.
我不会扼杀他想独立的愿望，我也不会觉得，他挑剔是一件令我苦恼的事。
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4.
As for Aunt Pitty, she was nervously trying to stifle a belch, for the rooster they had had for supper was a tough old bird.
至于皮蒂姑妈，她正神经质地强忍着不要打出嗝来，因为他们那天晚餐吃的是一只硬邦邦的老公鸡。
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5.
And I was trying to stifle the impulse to go to the drawer of the kitchen table and get a knife and defend myself.
我当时真想从抽屉里拿把菜刀进行自卫，然而我却竭尽全力抑制住了这种冲动。
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6.
It also foists a stark choice on the Kremlin: to stifle dissent, or to placate protesters to provide some kind of pressure outlet.
它也给克里姆林宫提出了一个艰难的选择：是打击异见人士，还是安抚抗议者、给人们提供一些释放压力的出口。
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7.
The aim, he said, was not to stifle, but to advance competition, growth and prosperity.
他表示，目标不是抑制而是刺激竞争、发展和繁荣经济。
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8.
Internet ideas are rarely patented and rightly so, he says: patents create a temporary monopoly which tends to stifle competition.
他称，互联网创意很少有专利保护，也理应如此，专利引发暂时性垄断，而这往往会遏制竞争。
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9.
Good governance does not consist of a set of shackles and business controls that stifle creativity.
良好的治理不包含抑制创造性的束缚和业务控制。
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10.
Just when you think you have your personal life under control everything will change. Minor health issues will stifle social activity.
当你认为自己的个人生活在掌控之中时，一切都会发生变化。
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