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

• The subject generates great cynicism, with critics suggesting investors are in thrall to political correctness and guilty of creating a "box-ticking" culture that stifles entrepreneurship.
  它催生了诸如批评投资者被政治正确所左右，并且反对建立窒息企业发展的“暗箱文化”的反主流趋势。
• This mist of heavy incense stifles my heart.
  香烟的浓雾窒塞了我的心。
• Once it is sealed, it stifles.
  一旦封闭，道就窒息了。
• Corruption not only undermines the ability of governments to function properly, it also stifles the growth of the private sector.
  腐败不仅削弱政府适当发挥功能的能力，而且也会扼杀私营部门的增长。
• In short, it encourages self-censorship and stifles dissent and debate.
  简而言之，它促使记者要自我审查，并且扼杀异议和辩论。
• McCannell observed, as did many other students, that Kulak stresses the software developer's need to be creative and insinuates that engineering stifles creativity.
  McCannell和其他许多同学评论道，Kulak强调软件开发人员需要具备创造性，并且影射工程学将抑制创造性。
• 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 report is also critical of "conservative thinking" in federal agencies that discourages scientists from taking risks, and stifles research that may lead to radically new technologies.
  报告还批评了联邦机构反对科学家冒险、扼杀可能带来全新技术的研究的“保守思想”。
• 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。