stifle 音标拼音: [st'ɑɪfəl]
vt . 使不能呼吸,窒息,抑制
vi . 窒息,闷死
使不能呼吸,窒息,抑制窒息,闷死
stifle n 1 :
joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped ;
corresponds to the human knee [
synonym : {
stifle }, {
knee }]
v 1 :
conceal or hide ; "
smother a yawn "; "
muffle one '
s anger ";
"
strangle a yawn " [
synonym : {
smother }, {
stifle }, {
strangle },
{
muffle }, {
repress }]
2 :
smother or suppress ; "
Stifle your curiosity " [
synonym : {
stifle },
{
dampen }] [
ant : {
excite }, {
stimulate }]
3 :
impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of ;
"
The foul air was slowly suffocating the children " [
synonym :
{
suffocate }, {
stifle }, {
asphyxiate }, {
choke }]
4 :
be asphyxiated ;
die from lack of oxygen ; "
The child suffocated under the pillow " [
synonym : {
suffocate }, {
stifle },
{
asphyxiate }]
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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Stifled with kisses ,
a sweet death he dies .
--
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
I took my leave ,
being half stifled with the closeness of the room . --
Swift .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To stop ;
to extinguish ;
to deaden ;
to quench ;
as ,
to stifle the breath ;
to stifle a fire or flame .
[
1913 Webster ]
Bodies . . .
stifle in themselves the rays which they do not reflect or transmit . --
Sir I .
Newton .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To suppress the manifestation or report of ;
to smother ;
to conceal from public knowledge ;
as ,
to stifle a story ;
to stifle passion .
[
1913 Webster ]
I desire only to have things fairly represented as they really are ;
no evidence smothered or stifled .
--
Waterland .
[
1913 Webster ]
Stifle \
Sti "
fle \,
n . [
From {
Stiff }.] (
Far .)
The joint next above the hock ,
and near the flank ,
in the hind leg of the horse and allied animals ;
the joint corresponding to the knee in man ; --
called also {
stifle joint }.
See Illust .
under {
Horse }.
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Stifle bone },
a small bone at the stifle joint ;
the patella ,
or kneepan .
[
1913 Webster ]
Stifle \
Sti "
fle \,
v .
i .
To die by reason of obstruction of the breath ,
or because some noxious substance prevents respiration .
[
1913 Webster ]
You shall stifle in your own report . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
190 Moby Thesaurus words for "
stifle ":
abate ,
allay ,
alleviate ,
asphyxiate ,
assuage ,
attemper ,
bake ,
bank the fire ,
bar ,
barricade ,
be in heat ,
black out ,
blaze ,
block ,
block up ,
blockade ,
bloom ,
blow out ,
blunt ,
boil ,
bolt ,
bottle up ,
broil ,
burke ,
burn ,
censor ,
chasten ,
check ,
chock ,
choke ,
choke off ,
clamp down on ,
close ,
close off ,
close tight ,
close up ,
combust ,
constipate ,
constrain ,
constrict ,
control ,
cook ,
cork ,
cork up ,
cover up ,
crack down on ,
crowd ,
crush ,
curb ,
damp ,
damp down ,
dampen ,
de -
emphasize ,
deaden ,
debar ,
demolish ,
destroy ,
diminish ,
dog ,
douse ,
downplay ,
drown ,
dull ,
dumbfound ,
extenuate ,
extinguish ,
flame ,
flame up ,
flare ,
flare up ,
flicker ,
flush ,
fry ,
gag ,
garrote ,
gasp ,
glow ,
hold back ,
hold down ,
hold in ,
hugger -
mugger ,
hush ,
hush up ,
hush -
hush ,
incandesce ,
inhibit ,
jam ,
jump on ,
keep back ,
keep down ,
keep under ,
keep within bounds ,
kill ,
lay ,
lenify ,
lessen ,
lighten ,
lock ,
mitigate ,
moderate ,
modulate ,
muffle ,
mute ,
muzzle ,
obstruct ,
obtund ,
occlude ,
out ,
pack ,
palliate ,
pant ,
parch ,
play down ,
pour water on ,
prevent ,
put down ,
put out ,
put to silence ,
quash ,
quell ,
quench ,
quiet ,
quieten ,
radiate heat ,
reduce ,
reduce the temperature ,
repress ,
restrain ,
roast ,
scald ,
scorch ,
seethe ,
shimmer with heat ,
shush ,
shut down on ,
shut off ,
shut out ,
shut tight ,
silence ,
simmer ,
sit down on ,
sit on ,
slack ,
slacken ,
slow down ,
smash ,
smolder ,
smother ,
snuff ,
snuff out ,
sober ,
sober down ,
soft -
pedal ,
soften ,
spark ,
squash ,
squeeze ,
squeeze shut ,
squelch ,
stagnate ,
stamp out ,
stanch ,
steam ,
stew ,
still ,
stop ,
stop the breath ,
stop up ,
strangle ,
strangulate ,
strike dumb ,
stultify ,
subdue ,
sublimate ,
suffocate ,
suppress ,
sweat ,
swelter ,
tame ,
temper ,
throttle ,
toast ,
tone down ,
trammel ,
trample out ,
trample underfoot ,
tune down ,
underplay ,
weaken ,
withhold
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