stifles

英 [ˈstaɪflz]

美 [ˈstaɪflz]

v.  压制; 扼杀; 阻止; 抑制; (使)窒息，无法自如地呼吸，感觉窒闷
stifle的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 扼杀;压制;抑止
  If someonestiflessomething you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing.
  1. Regulations on children stifled creativity...
     给孩子们定的各种规矩扼杀了他们的创造力。
  2. Critics have accused the US of trying to stifle debate.
     批评家指责美国试图压制争论。
• VERB 克制住，忍住(哈欠、笑)
  If youstiflea yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing.
  1. She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn...
     她忍不住打了个哈欠。
  2. His hand shot to his mouth to stifle a giggle.
     他赶紧捂住嘴，不让自己笑出声来。
• VERB 克制;压抑
  If youstifleyour natural feelings or behaviour, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way.
  1. It is best to stifle curiosity and leave birds' nests alone...
     最好能克制住好奇心，不要去碰鸟巢。
  2. He stifled his temptation to take hold of Ivy and shake her.
     他压抑住想要抓住艾薇摇晃她的冲动。

双语例句

• Moreover, the structure of the country's bureaucracy stifles initiative and promotes mediocrity.
  另外，中国的官僚结构抑制了首创精神，促使人平庸无所作为。
• Greater income inequality stifles upward mobility between generations, making it harder for talented and hard-working people to get the rewards they deserve.
  收入差距扩大会抑制一代代人之间的上升流动性，让勤奋而有才能的人更难以得到应得的回报。
• It stifles life and kills dreams.
  窒息人的生命，扼杀人的理想。
• More than 80 per cent of senior executives of big companies in the region surveyed cited "domestic legislation that stifles foreign ownership" and widely different management cultures across Asia as most likely to derail cross-border acquisitions in the next 12 months.
  在接受调查的亚洲大公司高管中，有80%以上的人表示，未来12个月内，“抑制外国所有权的国内立法”和亚洲各地各有不同的管理文化，最可能影响跨国收购。
• When the hocks are turned in-cow-hocks-the stifles and feet are turned outwards, resulting in a serious loss of propulsive power.
  在飞节内斜成为牛腿导致膝，足外撇的情况下，推进动力会丧失殆尽；
• The fruits of such a system are a glittering consumer society which stifles creativity and individuality.
  这种制度的结果就是一个压制创造性和个性的闪光的消费者社会。
• In both cases on both sides, the struggle rouses evil passions and stifles truth.
  在上述两种情况下，斗争从两方面唤起强烈的感情，扑灭真理。
• Critics blamed everything from an education system that stifles imagination to censorship.
  批评人士抨击了很多方面，从遏制想象力的教育体制，到现行的审查制度。
• Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers.
  无论去到什么地方，我都会被问，是否认为大学窒息了写作者。
• This stifles innovation at big corporations and contributes to employee turnover.
  它扼杀了大公司的创新，助长了员工的流失。