stifle

noun

1. joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped
corresponds to the human knee

Synonym: knee

verb

1. be asphyxiated
die from lack of oxygen

e.g. The child suffocated under the pillow

Synonym: suffocateasphyxiate

2. smother or suppress

e.g. Stifle your curiosity

Synonym: dampen

3. impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

e.g. The foul air was slowly suffocating the children

Synonym: suffocateasphyxiatechoke

4. conceal or hide

e.g. smother a yawn
muffle one's anger
strangle a yawn

Synonym: smotherstranglemufflerepress

1. 扼杀;压制;抑止
If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing.

e.g. Regulations on children stifled creativity...
给孩子们定的各种规矩扼杀了他们的创造力。
e.g. Critics have accused the US of trying to stifle debate.
批评家指责美国试图压制争论。

2. 克制住，忍住(哈欠、笑)
If you stifle a yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing.

e.g. She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn...
她忍不住打了个哈欠。
e.g. His hand shot to his mouth to stifle a giggle.
他赶紧捂住嘴，不让自己笑出声来。

3. 克制;压抑
If you stifle your natural feelings or behaviour, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

1. 窒息：潜行 ( Stealth ) 和隐形 ( Invisibility )震昏 ( Stun )、催眠 ( Mesmerize )、窒息 ( Stifle ) 和媚惑 ( Charm )移除赞助者 ( patrons ) 这个阶级,所有会员赚取的公会地位点数将除以公会内会员的帐号数目 ( 最小值为 6,

2. 使窒息：stifle in the cradle 扼杀在摇篮里 | stifle 使窒息 | stifling 沉闷的

3. 使窒息,闷死：stench of putrefaction 腐烂东西发出的恶臭 | stifle 使窒息,闷死 | strand 使搁浅,使处于困境

4. 阻抑：51Shoreline Ranger沿岸巡逻人SC | 52Stifle阻抑SC | 53Temporal Fissure暂现隙口SC