stifle

美音音标: ['staɪf(ə)l] stifle
英音音标: ['staɪf(ə)l] result.0.expl|add:"

同义
knee stifle
词性
n
解释
joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
示例
None

同义
repress smother muffle stifle strangle
词性
v
解释
suppress in order to conceal or hide
示例
smother a yawn|muffle one's anger|strangle a laugh|repress a cry of fear

同义
dampen stifle
词性
v
解释
suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
示例
Stifle your curiosity

同义
choke asphyxiate suffocate stifle
词性
v
解释
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
示例
The foul air was slowly suffocating the children

同义
stifle suffocate asphyxiate
词性
v
解释
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
示例
The child suffocated under the pillow