stifling

英 [ˈstaɪflɪŋ]

美 [ˈstaɪflɪŋ]

adj. 令人窒息的;极其闷热的; (情况)令人窒息的，令人压抑的
v. 压制; 扼杀; 阻止; 抑制; (使)窒息，无法自如地呼吸，感觉窒闷
stifle的现在分词

现在分词：stifling　

Collins.1 / BNC.32634 / COCA.21175

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 令人窒息的;闷热的
Stiflingheat is so intense that it makes you feel uncomfortable. You can also usestiflingto describe a place that is extremely hot.
1. The stifling heat of the little room was beginning to make me nauseous.
  小房间里令人窒息的热气开始让我感到恶心。
ADJ-GRADED (情况)令人窒息的，令人感到压抑的
If a situation isstifling, it makes you feel uncomfortable because you cannot do what you want.
1. Life at home with her parents and two sisters was stifling.
  和父母及两个姐妹生活在一起让她感到很压抑。
2. ...a stifling bureaucracy.
  令人窒息的官僚主义
See also:stifle

英英释义

noun

forceful prevention
1. the suppression of heresy
2. the quelling of the rebellion
3. the stifling of all dissent
Synonym:suppressioncrushingquelling

adj

characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
1. the summer was sultry and oppressive
2. the stifling atmosphere
3. the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm
Synonym:sultrysulfuroussulphurous

双语例句

I felt as if I was stifling.
我觉得好像要窒息了。
I must go out and sit in the garden. The air is stifling here.
我得上外边花园里坐坐。这儿的空气叫人窒息。
Even as in one who at last draws free air, after long stifling with his own polluted breath.
就象是被自己污浊的呼吸长时间窒息之后，终于吸进了自由的空气。
I had to get out of there. it's so stifling.
我得出去逛逛，我快闷死了。
If one had habitually breathed the New York air there were times when anything less crystalline seemed stifling.
假如一个人一直习惯于呼吸纽约的空气，那么，有时候，不够清澈的东西似乎就会让他窒息。
Running in the morning is the best way to avoid hot weather, heat stroke, and stifling humidity.
晨跑是避免热天、中暑、和沉闷潮湿感的最好选择。
We reluctantly left our air-conditioned Hotel and walked oat into the stifling heat of high noon.
我们不情愿地离开了有空调的宾馆，走进晌午那令人窒息的酷热之中。
The government accused the company of bullying its rivals and stifling competition.
政府指责这家公司威胁其对手，并且扼杀竞争。
Many parents complain that the teaching method in this school is stifling their kids'imagination and creativity.
许多家长抱怨学校的教学方式压抑了孩子们的想象力和创造力。
The World Bank is accusing Israel of stifling the Palestinian economy.
世界银行指责以色列窒息巴勒斯坦的经济。