Word · Frequency #7622
stifle
忍住；憋住
核心释义
to prevent (a breath, cough, cry, or voice) from coming out of the throat; to hold back
- 1.
使(动物或人)失去知觉或导致(动物或人)因无法呼吸而死亡；窒息,闷死
To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
- 2.
导致(狗、马或其他四足哺乳动物)膝关节脱臼或扭伤
To cause (a dog, horse, or other four-legged mammal) to dislocate or sprain its stifle joint.
- 3.
阻止(呼吸、咳嗽、哭声或声音等)从喉咙中发出
To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.
- 4.
通过某种介质阻止(某物)被听到
To make (something) unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium.
- 5.
抑制、压制或克制(某事)
To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
- 6.
阻止(某事)被揭露；隐藏,隐瞒,压制
To prevent (something) from being revealed; to conceal, to hide, to suppress.
- 7.
用蒸汽处理蚕茧作为丝绸生产过程的一部分
To treat (a silkworm cocoon) with steam as part of the process of silk production.
- 8.
窒息而死
To die of suffocation.
抑制；压制；隐藏；使窒息；闷死；窒息而死；闷死；压低；捂住；使听不见；使（牲畜）后膝关节脱位或扭伤
用法In use
She stifled a yawn during the morning meeting.
用法提示：此处 stifle 为及物动词，表示“忍住（哈欠）”，即阻止其发生。
He always stifles a cough when the teacher is speaking.
用法提示：stifles 是 stifle 的第三人称单数形式，此处表示“憋住（咳嗽）”。
The children tried to stifle their laughter during the play.
用法提示：stifle 用于不定式，表示“克制（笑声）”，强调努力不外露。
stifle sth
及物动词，表示抑制或扼杀抽象事物。
The government tried to stifle the protest.
政府试图镇压抗议。
stifle sb
及物动词，表示使某人窒息。
The smoke nearly stifled the firefighters.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- stifle a yawn
- 忍住哈欠
- She tried to stifle a yawn during the meeting.她开会时试图忍住哈欠。
- stifle a laugh
- 忍住笑
- He could hardly stifle a laugh at the joke.他听到那个笑话差点忍不住笑出来。
- stifle a cough
- 忍住咳嗽
- She stifled a cough during the concert.音乐会上她忍住了咳嗽。
- stifle creativity
- 扼杀创造力
- Strict rules can stifle creativity in children.严格的规则会扼杀孩子的创造力。
- stifle dissent
- 压制异议
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
stifle 像 stiff（僵硬）+ le，抑制就是让事物变得僵硬，停止活动。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：physical、figurative 通常用于比喻意义，表示抑制或阻止，也可指字面意义上的窒息；正式和非正式场合均可使用，但更常见于正式或半正式语境中。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words sharing the '-fle' ending: rifle, trifle. Note that 'stifle' rhymes with these words. However, words like 'sniffle' (/ˈsnɪfəl/) and 'piffle' (/ˈpɪfəl/) are lookalikes but have a short i vowel, so they do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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