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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。
忍住；憋住
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忍住；憋住
to prevent (a breath, cough, cry, or voice) from coming out of the throat; to hold back
The government tried to stifle the protest.
政府试图镇压抗议。
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.
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.
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.
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.
stifle
Base
原形
stifles
3rd person
第三人称单数
stifling
-ing
现在分词
stifled
Past
过去式
stifled
Past participle
过去分词
She stifles a yawn.
她忍住了一个哈欠。
He stifled his anger.
他抑制住了愤怒。
They are stifling creativity.
他们在扼杀创造力。
及物动词：使窒息、抑制；不及物动词：窒息。
She stifled a yawn during the morning meeting.
她在晨会期间忍住了一个哈欠。
He always stifles a cough when the teacher is speaking.
老师说话时他总是憋住咳嗽。
The children tried to stifle their laughter during the play.
孩子们在看演出时试图忍住笑声。
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。
及物动词，表示使某人窒息。
The smoke nearly stifled the firefighters.
浓烟几乎使消防员窒息。
不及物动词，表示窒息或感觉受压抑。
He felt he was stifling in the crowded room.
他感到在拥挤的房间里快要窒息了。
Not this
She wanted to stifle, but couldn't.
Use this
She wanted to stifle her cough, but couldn't.
Stifle 作及物动词时后面必须跟宾语，汉语“抑制”可省略宾语，但英语中不可以。应明确被抑制的对象。
Not this
The protest stifled because of the new law.
Use this
The protest was stifled because of the new law.
Stifle 表示“被抑制”时应用被动语态，因为主语是被施加动作的对象。汉语可能用主动形式表达被动含义，但英语需要形态变化。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
忍住哈欠
She tried to stifle a yawn during the meeting.
她开会时试图忍住哈欠。
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。
忍住咳嗽
She stifled a cough during the concert.
音乐会上她忍住了咳嗽。
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。
压制异议
The government moved to stifle dissent.
政府采取行动压制异议。
抑制增长
High taxes can stifle economic growth.
高税收会抑制经济增长。
忍住哈欠
She tried to stifle a yawn during the meeting.
开会时她努力忍住哈欠。
忍住笑
He had to stifle a laugh when the teacher slipped.
老师滑倒时，他不得不忍住笑。
压制不同意见
The government was accused of trying to stifle dissent.
政府被指责试图压制不同意见。
住口，伊迪丝！
Culturally significant catchphrase from the classic American sitcom 'All in the Family' (1971–1979). The blunt, working-class patriarch Archie Bunker repeatedly says this to his wife Edith to make her stop talking, humorously meaning 'shut up' or 'be quiet.'
出自美国经典情景喜剧《全家福》（All in the Family, 1971–1979）。直率、工人阶层的大家长阿奇·邦克经常对妻子伊迪丝说这句话，让她别说话，幽默地表示“闭嘴、安静下来”的意思。
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stifle 像 stiff（僵硬）+ le，抑制就是让事物变得僵硬，停止活动。
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。
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.
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