stifling 音标拼音: [st'ɑɪflɪŋ] [st'ɑɪfəlɪŋ]
a . 令人窒息的,发闷的,无聊的
令人窒息的,发闷的,无聊的
stifling adj 1 :
characterized by oppressive heat and humidity ; "
the summer was sultry and oppressive "; "
the stifling atmosphere "; "
the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm " [
synonym : {
sultry }, {
stifling }, {
sulfurous },
{
sulphurous }]
n 1 :
forceful prevention ;
putting down by power or authority ;
"
the suppression of heresy "; "
the quelling of the rebellion "; "
the stifling of all dissent " [
synonym :
{
suppression }, {
crushing }, {
quelling }, {
stifling }]
Stifle \
Sti "
fle \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Stifled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Stifling }.] [
Freq .
of OE .
stif stiff ;
cf .
Icel .
st [
imac ]
fla to dam up .]
1 .
To stop the breath of by crowding something into the windpipe ,
or introducing an irrespirable substance into the lungs ;
to choke ;
to suffocate ;
to cause the death of by such means ;
as ,
to stifle one with smoke or dust .
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1913 Webster ]
Stifled with kisses ,
a sweet death he dies .
--
Dryden .
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I took my leave ,
being half stifled with the closeness of the room . --
Swift .
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2 .
To stop ;
to extinguish ;
to deaden ;
to quench ;
as ,
to stifle the breath ;
to stifle a fire or flame .
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Bodies . . .
stifle in themselves the rays which they do not reflect or transmit . --
Sir I .
Newton .
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3 .
To suppress the manifestation or report of ;
to smother ;
to conceal from public knowledge ;
as ,
to stifle a story ;
to stifle passion .
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I desire only to have things fairly represented as they really are ;
no evidence smothered or stifled .
--
Waterland .
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47 Moby Thesaurus words for "
stifling ":
airless ,
breathless ,
breezeless ,
choking ,
close ,
constrictive ,
contrary ,
counterproductive ,
crosswise ,
extinguishment ,
hindering ,
hindersome ,
humid ,
ill -
ventilated ,
in the way ,
inhibiting ,
inhibitive ,
interrupting ,
interruptive ,
muggy ,
obstructing ,
obstructive ,
obstruent ,
occlusive ,
oppressive ,
overpowering ,
quashing ,
quenching ,
repressive ,
restrictive ,
smothering ,
smudgy ,
squashing ,
squelching ,
sticky ,
strangling ,
stuffy ,
suffocating ,
sultry ,
suppression ,
suppressive ,
troublesome ,
unbearable ,
unendurable ,
unvented ,
unventilated ,
windless
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