stifle ['staifl]

英汉解释

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）后膝关节病

同义词

n. knee
v. asphyxiate，dampen，muffle，suffocate

反义词

v.   excite，stimulate

参考例句

1. I was nearly stifled by the smoke.
我差点让这些烟给憋死。
2. Study, drill and technique do not stifle talent. They free it!
学习，训练和技巧并不会限制天赋，它释放天赋。
3. What ought to have been done, and what shall be done, often stifle doing between them.
什么事应该做完了，什么事应该做，在它们之间经常是被扼杀的行动。

英英解释

n.
  1. joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
  2. conceal or hide
  3. smother or suppress
  4. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
  5. be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

网络释义

stifle
窒息; 使窒息; 使窒息，闷死; 阻抑;
Stifle joint
膝关节; 后膝关节;
stifle creativity
扼杀创造力;
stifle bone
膝盖骨; 膝盖骨顶一下;
stifle business creativity
压制了企业的创造力;