英语词汇“stifling”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Stifling

nnoun.actforceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

Synset:crushing quelling suppression

Examples:

the suppression of heresy
the quelling of the rebellion
the stifling of all dissent

Derivationally Related Form:stiflesuppresscrushquell

Hypernyms:bar prevention

Inherited Hypernyms:suppressionpreventionhindranceacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity

Direct Hyponyms:crackdown

Full Hyponyms:

vverb.contactsuppress in order to conceal or hide

Synset:muffle repress smother stifle strangle

Examples:

smother a yawn
muffle one's anger
strangle a laugh
repress a cry of fear

Derivationally Related Form:smothererstiflingstifler

Hypernyms:bottle up inhibit suppress

Inherited Hypernyms:smotherinhibit

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something

vverb.changesuppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity

Synset:dampen stifle

Examples:

Stifle your curiosity

Antonyms:stimulate

Derivationally Related Form:stifler

Hypernyms:bottle up inhibit suppress

Inherited Hypernyms:stifleinhibit

Direct Hyponyms:chokesuffocate

Full Troponyms:suffocate

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something

vverb.contactimpair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of

Synset:asphyxiate choke stifle suffocate

Examples:

The foul air was slowly suffocating the children

Derivationally Related Form:suffocativesuffocationasphyxiachokingasphyxiation

Hypernyms:block close up impede jam obstruct obturate occlude

Inherited Hypernyms:suffocateobstructimpedeprevent

Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something

vverb.changebe asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen

Synset:asphyxiate stifle suffocate

Examples:

The child suffocated under the pillow

Derivationally Related Form:suffocationasphyxiasuffocativeasphyxiation

Hypernyms:buy the farm cash in one's chips choke conk croak decease die drop dead exit expire give-up the ghost go kick the bucket pass pass away perish pop off snuff it

Inherited Hypernyms:suffocatediechange statechange

Direct Hyponyms:strangle

Full Troponyms:strangle

Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s

adj satadj.allcharacterized by oppressive heat and humidity

Synset:sulfurous sulphurous sultry

Examples:

the summer was sultry and oppressive
the stifling atmosphere
the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm

Antonyms:cold

Derivationally Related Form:sultriness

Inherited Hypernyms:sultry

Similar to:hot

单词	stifling
释义	Stifling nnoun.actforceful prevention; putting down by power or authority Synset:crushing quelling suppression Examples: the suppression of heresy the quelling of the rebellion the stifling of all dissent Derivationally Related Form:stiflesuppresscrushquell Hypernyms:bar prevention Inherited Hypernyms:suppressionpreventionhindranceacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity Direct Hyponyms:crackdown Full Hyponyms: crackdown vverb.contactsuppress in order to conceal or hide Synset:muffle repress smother stifle strangle Examples: smother a yawn muffle one's anger strangle a laugh repress a cry of fear Derivationally Related Form:smothererstiflingstifler Hypernyms:bottle up inhibit suppress Inherited Hypernyms:smotherinhibit Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Somebody ---s somebody \| Something ---s somebody \| Something ---s something vverb.changesuppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity Synset:dampen stifle Examples: Stifle your curiosity Antonyms:stimulate Derivationally Related Form:stifler Hypernyms:bottle up inhibit suppress Inherited Hypernyms:stifleinhibit Direct Hyponyms:chokesuffocate Full Troponyms:suffocate Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something \| Something ---s something vverb.contactimpair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of Synset:asphyxiate choke stifle suffocate Examples: The foul air was slowly suffocating the children Derivationally Related Form:suffocativesuffocationasphyxiachokingasphyxiation Hypernyms:block close up impede jam obstruct obturate occlude Inherited Hypernyms:suffocateobstructimpedeprevent Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody \| Something ---s something vverb.changebe asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen Synset:asphyxiate stifle suffocate Examples: The child suffocated under the pillow Derivationally Related Form:suffocationasphyxiasuffocativeasphyxiation Hypernyms:buy the farm cash in one's chips choke conk croak decease die drop dead exit expire give-up the ghost go kick the bucket pass pass away perish pop off snuff it Inherited Hypernyms:suffocatediechange statechange Direct Hyponyms:strangle Full Troponyms:strangle Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s adj satadj.allcharacterized by oppressive heat and humidity Synset:sulfurous sulphurous sultry Examples: the summer was sultry and oppressive the stifling atmosphere the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm Antonyms:cold Derivationally Related Form:sultriness Inherited Hypernyms:sultry Similar to:hot
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