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stifling

/ˈstaɪflɪŋ/

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verb

窒息，扼杀。

To interrupt or cut off.

Examples :

"The sudden announcement stifled our conversation. "

那个突然的宣布打断了我们的谈话，让我们说不下去了。

communication action language

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verb

压制，抑制。

To repress, keep in or hold back.

Examples :

"The army stifled the rebellion."

军队压制了叛乱。

emotion mind condition

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verb

闷死，窒息。

To smother or suffocate.

Examples :

"The heat was stifling the children."

这闷热的天气快把孩子们闷死了。

physiology sensation condition environment

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verb

感到窒息，闷热难耐。

To feel smothered etc.

Examples :

"The heat felt stifling."

这天气热得让人感到窒息。

sensation physiology body mind environment weather

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verb

窒息而死，闷死.

To die of suffocation.

Examples :

"The smoke filled the room, and the child stifled in the corner. "

浓烟充满了房间，孩子在角落里被闷死了。

physiology body

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verb

闷茧，蒸茧

To treat a silkworm cocoon with steam as part of the process of silk production.

Examples :

"The silk farmer carefully stifled the cocoons to prepare them for unravelling. "

丝农小心翼翼地闷茧，为接下来的缫丝做好准备。

industry animal process agriculture

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noun

窒息，压制.

The act by which something is stifled.

Examples :

"The stifling of creativity in the classroom was evident in the lack of student questions. "

课堂上对创造力的压制体现在学生缺乏提问上。

action condition

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adjective

闷热，令人窒息的.

Examples :

"The heat was stifling; it seemed hard to breathe and the exertion of rolling over on the bed seemed too much."

天气闷热得令人窒息，感觉呼吸都很困难，只是在床上翻个身都让人觉得费力。

environment sensation condition