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stifling

英 [ˈstaɪflɪŋ]

美 [ˈstaɪflɪŋ]

adj.  令人窒息的;极其闷热的; (情况)令人窒息的,令人压抑的
v.  压制; 扼杀; 阻止; 抑制; (使)窒息,无法自如地呼吸,感觉窒闷
stifle的现在分词

现在分词:stifling 

Collins.1 / BNC.32634 / COCA.21175

柯林斯词典

  • ADJ-GRADED 令人窒息的;闷热的
    Stiflingheat is so intense that it makes you feel uncomfortable. You can also usestiflingto describe a place that is extremely hot.
    1. The stifling heat of the little room was beginning to make me nauseous.
      小房间里令人窒息的热气开始让我感到恶心。
  • ADJ-GRADED (情况)令人窒息的,令人感到压抑的
    If a situation isstifling, it makes you feel uncomfortable because you cannot do what you want.
    1. Life at home with her parents and two sisters was stifling.
      和父母及两个姐妹生活在一起让她感到很压抑。
    2. ...a stifling bureaucracy.
      令人窒息的官僚主义
  • See also:stifle

英英释义

noun

  • forceful prevention
    1. the suppression of heresy
    2. the quelling of the rebellion
    3. the stifling of all dissent
    Synonym:suppressioncrushingquelling

adj

  • characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
    1. the summer was sultry and oppressive
    2. the stifling atmosphere
    3. the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm
    Synonym:sultrysulfuroussulphurous

双语例句

  • The Nordic story is not one of behemoth-like states stifling entrepreneurship, innovation and individuality.
    北欧讲述的不是庞然大物般的政府扼杀了创业精神、创新和个性的故事。
  • Where it is not needed, it has only started to give up its habit of stifling private enterprise.
    只在一些不必要的地方,印度政府开始放弃压制私有企业发展的习惯。
  • It really takes that level of belief to overcome the obstacles that we see preventing progress, stifling creativity.
    真的是需要有那种程度的信心,才能克服我们所目睹的种种阻止进步,扼杀创造力的障碍。
  • I must go out and sit in the garden. The air is stifling here.
    我得上外边花园里坐坐。这儿的空气叫人窒息。
  • Many parents complain that the teaching method in this school is stifling their kids'imagination and creativity.
    许多家长抱怨学校的教学方式压抑了孩子们的想象力和创造力。
  • But it also recognises that the separation of banking and broking is stifling development of Japan's financial markets.
    但该机构也承认,割裂银行和证券业务的做法,正在抑制日本金融市场的发展。
  • Life at home with her parents and two sisters was stifling.
    和父母及两个姐妹生活在一起让她感到很压抑。
  • Large organizations where you have to answer to someone else are often stifling to an entrepreneurial personality.
    大公司的话,你就必须对其他人负责,这样就扼杀了企业家的个性。
  • The government accused the company of bullying its rivals and stifling competition.
    政府指责这家公司威胁其对手,并且扼杀竞争。
  • Our next PR blunder: crackdown and stifling surveillance of western Muslims.
    我们的另一个公关蠢行:对西方的穆斯林展开打压和令人窒息的监控。