stifle
英 ['staɪf(ə)l]
美['staɪfl]
- vt. 扼杀；使窒息；藏匿
- vi. 窒息；被扼杀
- n. （马等的）后膝关节；（马等的）[动] 后膝关节病
词态变化
第三人称单数: stifles;过去式: stifled;过去分词: stifled;现在分词: stifling;副词: stiflingly;形容词: stifling;
助记提示
1. It may have been a blend of *extufus 'take a steam bath' (source of English stew and stove) and late Latin stuppare 'stop up, plug' (source of English stop and stuff).
2. stiff, stuff => stif- + -le (diminutive suffix) => stifle.
3. 谐音“使袋封”------把袋子封死，使其窒息而死。
2. stiff, stuff => stif- + -le (diminutive suffix) => stifle.
3. 谐音“使袋封”------把袋子封死，使其窒息而死。
中文词源
stifle 窒息，压制，扼杀
词源不确定，可能最终来自 PIE*steip,压紧，打包，塞满，词源同 stiff,stuff.-le,表反复。引申 词义窒息，压制，扼杀等。
英英释意
- 1. joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
英文词源
- stifle
- stifle: [14] Stiffle was probably adapted from Old French estouffer ‘choke, smother’. This in turn went back to a Vulgar Latin *extuffāre, which may have been a blend of *extūfāre ‘take a steam bath’ (source of English stew) and late Latin stuppāre ‘stop up, plug’ (source of English stop and stuff).
=> stew, stop, stuff - stifle (v.)
- late 14c., "to choke, suffocate, drown," of uncertain origin, possibly an alteration of Old French estouffer "to stifle, smother" (Modern French étouffer), itself of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Germanic source (compare Old High German stopfon "to plug up, stuff"). Metaphoric sense is from 1570s. Related: Stifled; stifling.
实用场景例句
- She managed to stifle a yawn.
- 她忍住了呵欠。
牛津词典
- They hope the new rules will not stifle creativity.
- 他们希望新规则不会压制创意。
牛津词典
- The government failed to stifle the unrest.
- 政府没有制止住动乱。
牛津词典
- I felt I was stifling in the airless room.
- 在那间闷气的屋子里我感觉都快憋死了。
牛津词典
- Most of the victims were stifled by the fumes.
- 多数受害者是因烟雾窒息而死的。
牛津词典
- a stifling room
- 闷得让人透不过气来的房间
牛津词典
- ‘ It's stifling in here─can we open a window? ’
- “这里闷得人难受——我们能不能开一扇窗户？”
牛津词典
- At 25, she found family life stifling.
- 她25岁时感到家庭生活令人窒息。
牛津词典
- The room was stiflingly hot.
- 屋里热得人喘不上气来。
牛津词典
- Regulations on children stifled creativity...
- 给孩子们定的各种规矩扼杀了他们的创造力。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Critics have accused the US of trying to stifle debate.
- 批评家指责美国试图压制争论。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn...
- 她忍不住打了个哈欠。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- His hand shot to his mouth to stifle a giggle.
- 他赶紧捂住嘴，不让自己笑出声来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It is best to stifle curiosity and leave birds' nests alone...
- 最好能克制住好奇心，不要去碰鸟巢。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He stifled his temptation to take hold of Ivy and shake her.
- 他压抑住想要抓住艾薇摇晃她的冲动。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- All Villefort's influence barely enabled him to stifle the secret Dant è s had so nearly divulged.
- 维尔福的全部力量都用在封住那几乎被唐太斯所泄漏的秘密上了.
期刊摘选
- Do I find an appropriate balance between encouragement and pressure? Do I stifle their initiative?
- 我是否在鼓励与压力之间找到了恰当的平衡? 我是否抑制了他们的创造性?
期刊摘选
- An incompetent boss can stifle your enthusiasm and torpedo your chances for job satisfaction.
- 一个不称职的老板会窒息你的热情并毁灭你对工作感到满意的可能性.
期刊摘选
- It was an uninteresting conversation and I had to stifle a yawn.
- 那是一次枯燥无味的交谈,我不得不强忍住自己的呵欠.
期刊摘选
- Can we stifle the old, the lingering Remorse.
- 我们能否扑灭那古老的 、 徘徊不去的悔恨?
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- Organizational norms also operate to stifle the expression of more transformative political views.
- 组织惯例的一个作用就是遏制那些主张变革的政治观点的表达.
期刊摘选
- And high demand for government debt rather than corporate debt could stifle economic growth.
- 对政府债券,而不是企业债券的高需求,可能扼杀经济增长.
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- Do I stifle their initiative?
- 我是否抑制了他们的创造性?
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- People will stifle in the absence of air.
- 缺乏空气之下人们会窒息.
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- There is no doubt that this will stifle the advance of the science around search engines.
- 无疑,这种做法将抑制搜索引擎相关科学的进步.
期刊摘选
- It is a shame that radio, Sony and others tried to stifle his true voice.
- 可惜的是,无线电, 索尼和其他人试图扼杀他的真实的声音.
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