音标:['staifl] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
vt. 使窒息, 抑止, 扼杀
vi. 窒息, 被扼杀
n. joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
v. smother or suppress
词型变化:过去式 : stifled ; 现在分词 : stifling ; 过去分词 : stifled ; 第三人称单数 : stifles ; 名词复数形式 : stifles
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stifle的用法和样例:

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. The gas stifled them.他们被煤气熏得透不过气来。
  2. The smoke filled the room and almost stifled the firemen.屋里浓烟弥漫呛得消防队员喘不过气来。
  3. We should stifle it in the cradle before it becomes worse.我们应该在事态变坏前就把它扼杀在萌芽期。
  4. She tried hard to stifle her laughter.她强忍住笑。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. I am stifling in this close room.在这个窄狭的房间里面我感到憋闷。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+ ~+n./pron.
  1. The gas stifled them.煤气使他们窒息。
  2. 1
  3. The rebellion was stifled.叛乱被镇压了。

词汇搭配

  • stifle of rice plant水稻赤枯病
  • stifle bone膝盖骨
  • stifle joint膝关节
  • stifle in the cradle 把 ... 扼杀在...

经典引文

  • He almost stifled her with caresses.

    出自:H. Martineau
  • The air was stifling me and I longed for the open.

    出自:W. Golding
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