用作及物动词(vt.)

The gas stifled them.他们被煤气熏得透不过气来。

The smoke filled the room and almost stifled the firemen.屋里浓烟弥漫呛得消防队员喘不过气来。

We should stifle it in the cradle before it becomes worse.我们应该在事态变坏前就把它扼杀在萌芽期。

She tried hard to stifle her laughter.她强忍住笑。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

I am stifpng in this close room.在这个窄狭的房间里面我感到憋闷。

用作动词(v.)用作及物动词S+ ～+n./pron.

The gas stifled them.
煤气使他们窒息。

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The rebelpon was stifled.
叛乱被镇压了。

用作及物动词(vt.)

The gas stifled them.他们被煤气熏得透不过气来。

The smoke filled the room and almost stifled the firemen.屋里浓烟弥漫呛得消防队员喘不过气来。

We should stifle it in the cradle before it becomes worse.我们应该在事态变坏前就把它扼杀在萌芽期。

She tried hard to stifle her laughter.她强忍住笑。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

I am stifpng in this close room.在这个窄狭的房间里面我感到憋闷。

用作动词(v.)用作及物动词S+ ～+n./pron.

The gas stifled them.
煤气使他们窒息。

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The rebelpon was stifled.
叛乱被镇压了。

【近义词】

• smother窒息
• suffocate使窒息
• choke窒息
• suppress镇压
• asphyxiate(使)窒息
• strangle勒死
• repress抑制
• stop停止
• throttle节流阀
• restrain抑制
• curb路边
• check检查
• hold back阻碍
• muffle围裹
• dampen(使)潮湿
• knee膝盖

【反义词】

• stimulate刺激