| 单词 | stifle |
| 释义 | stifle stifle1 —stifler, n. /stuy"feuhl/, v. , stifled, stifling. v.t. 1. to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression. 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; ME < ON stifla to stop up, dam, akin to stifr stiff] Syn. 1. prevent, preclude, put down. 2. check. 3. suffocate, strangle, choke. Ant. 1, 2. encourage. stifle2 /stuy"feuhl/, n. (in a horse or other quadruped) the joint between the femur and the tibia, corresponding anatomically to the human knee. Also called stifle joint. See diag. under horse. [1275-1325; ME < ?] |
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