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S0756700 (stī′fəl)tr.v. sti·fled, sti·fling, sti·fles 1. To interrupt or cut off (the voice, for example).2. To keep in or hold back; repress: stifled my indignation.3. To kill by preventing respiration; smother or suffocate.

[Middle English stifilen, alteration (influenced by Old Norse stīfla, to stop up) of stuffen, stuflen, to stifle, choke, drown, from Old French estoufer, of Germanic origin.]

sti′fler n.

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S0756700 (stī′fəl)n. The joint of the hind leg analogous to the human knee in certain quadrupeds, such as the horse.

[Middle English, possibly from Old French estivel, pipe, leg, tibia, from Latin stīpes, stick.]

stifle

(ˈstaɪfəl) vb1. (tr) to smother or suppress: stifle a cough. 2. to feel or cause to feel discomfort and difficulty in breathing3. to prevent or be prevented from breathing so as to cause death4. (tr) to crush or stamp out[C14: variant of stuflen, probably from Old French estouffer to smother] ˈstifler n

stifle

(ˈstaɪfəl) n (Zoology) the joint in the hind leg of a horse, dog, etc, between the femur and tibia[C14: of unknown origin]

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(ˈstaɪ fəl)

v. -fled, -fling. v.t. 1. to quell, crush, or end by force. 2. to suppress, curb, or withhold: to stifle a yawn. 3. to kill by impeding respiration; smother. v.i. 4. to suffer from difficulty in breathing, as in a close atmosphere. 5. to become stifled or suffocated. [1350–1400; < Old Norse stīfla, akin to stīfr stiff] sti′fler, n.

sti•fle²

(ˈstaɪ fəl)

n. (in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding to the human knee. Also called sti′fle joint`.. [1275–1325; Middle English, of uncertain orig.]

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Past participle: stifled
Gerund: stifling

Imperative
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Present
I stifle
you stifle
he/she/it stifles
we stifle
you stifle
they stifle

Preterite
I stifled
you stifled
he/she/it stifled
we stifled
you stifled
they stifled

Present Continuous
I am stifling
you are stifling
he/she/it is stifling
we are stifling
you are stifling
they are stifling

Present Perfect
I have stifled
you have stifled
he/she/it has stifled
we have stifled
you have stifled
they have stifled

Past Continuous
I was stifling
you were stifling
he/she/it was stifling
we were stifling
you were stifling
they were stifling

Past Perfect
I had stifled
you had stifled
he/she/it had stifled
we had stifled
you had stifled
they had stifled

Future
I will stifle
you will stifle
he/she/it will stifle
we will stifle
you will stifle
they will stifle

Future Perfect
I will have stifled
you will have stifled
he/she/it will have stifled
we will have stifled
you will have stifled
they will have stifled

Future Continuous
I will be stifling
you will be stifling
he/she/it will be stifling
we will be stifling
you will be stifling
they will be stifling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been stifling
you have been stifling
he/she/it has been stifling
we have been stifling
you have been stifling
they have been stifling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been stifling
you will have been stifling
he/she/it will have been stifling
we will have been stifling
you will have been stifling
they will have been stifling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been stifling
you had been stifling
he/she/it had been stifling
we had been stifling
you had been stifling
they had been stifling

Conditional
I would stifle
you would stifle
he/she/it would stifle
we would stifle
you would stifle
they would stifle

Past Conditional
I would have stifled
you would have stifled
he/she/it would have stifled
we would have stifled
you would have stifled
they would have stifled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stifle - joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human kneekneehind leg - the back limb of a quadrupedarticulatio, joint, articulation - (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
Verb	1.	stifle - conceal or hide; "smother a yawn"; "muffle one's anger"; "strangle a yawn"muffle, repress, strangle, smotherconquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
	2.	stifle - smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"dampensuffocate, choke - suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"stimulate, excite - act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates"
	3.	stifle - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"asphyxiate, suffocate, chokeobturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path"
	4.	stifle - be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"asphyxiate, suffocatecroak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"strangle - die from strangulationasphyxiate, suffocate, smother - deprive of oxygen and prevent from breathing; "Othello smothered Desdemona with a pillow"; "The child suffocated herself with a plastic bag that the parents had left on the floor"

stifle

verb1. suppress, repress, prevent, stop, check, silence, curb, restrain, cover up, gag, hush, smother, extinguish, muffle, choke back Critics have accused them of trying to stifle debate.2. restrain, suppress, repress, smother She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn.

stifle

verb1. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check:burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, quench, repress, smother, squelch, strangle, suppress, throttle.Informal: sit on (or upon).2. To decrease or dull the sound of:dampen, deaden, muffle, mute.3. To keep from being published or transmitted:ban, black out, censor, hush (up), suppress.Idiom: keep a lid on.4. To stop the breathing of:asphyxiate, choke, smother, suffocate.

Translations

使窒息扑灭抑制

stifle

(ˈstaifl) verb1. to prevent, or be prevented, from breathing (easily) eg because of bad air, an obstruction over the mouth and nose etc; to suffocate. He was stifled to death when smoke filled his bedroom; I'm stifling in this heat!使窒息2. to extinguish or put out (flames). 扑灭3. to suppress (a yawn, a laugh etc). 抑制ˈstifling adjective very hot, stuffy etc. stifling heat; It's stifling in here. 闷热的，沉闷的，令人窒息的

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verb suppress

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verb restrain

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verb to hold (something requiring an outlet) in check

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verb to decrease or dull the sound of

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verb to keep from being published or transmitted

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verb to stop the breathing of

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noun joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped

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verb conceal or hide

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verb smother or suppress

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verb impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

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verb be asphyxiated

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