vt.使窒息；扼殺；撲滅；抑制

vi.窒息

n.(馬的)后膝關節(jié)

The gas stifled them. 他們被煤氣熏得透不過氣來。

The smoke filled the room and almost stifled the firemen. 屋里濃煙彌漫嗆得消防隊員喘不過氣來。

We should stifle it in the cradle before it becomes worse. 我們應該在事態(tài)變壞前就把它扼殺在萌芽期。

She tried hard to stifle her laughter. 她強忍住笑。

I am stifling in this close room. 在這個窄狹的房間里面我感到憋悶。