Word · Frequency #7622
stifle
忍住；憋住
to prevent (a breath, cough, cry, or voice) from coming out of the throat; to hold back
- 1.
To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
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
- 2.
To cause (a dog, horse, or other four-legged mammal) to dislocate or sprain its stifle joint.
导致(狗、马或其他四足哺乳动物)膝关节脱臼或扭伤
- 3.
To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.
阻止(呼吸、咳嗽、哭声或声音等)从喉咙中发出
- 4.
To make (something) unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium.
通过某种介质阻止(某物)被听到
- 5.
To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
抑制、压制或克制(某事)
- 6.
To prevent (something) from being revealed; to conceal, to hide, to suppress.
阻止(某事)被揭露；隐藏,隐瞒,压制
- 7.
To treat (a silkworm cocoon) with steam as part of the process of silk production.
用蒸汽处理蚕茧作为丝绸生产过程的一部分
- 8.
To die of suffocation.
窒息而死
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
In use
She stifled a yawn during the morning meeting.
He always stifles a cough when the teacher is speaking.
The children tried to stifle their laughter during the play.
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.
浓烟几乎使消防员窒息。
stifle (vi.)
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。
Connections
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
- The government moved to stifle dissent.政府采取行动压制异议。
- stifle growth
Learner notes
Memory Tip
stifle 像 stiff（僵硬）+ le，抑制就是让事物变得僵硬，停止活动。
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。
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.
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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