stifling

英 [ˈstaɪflɪŋ]

美 [ˈstaɪflɪŋ]

adj. 令人窒息的;极其闷热的; (情况)令人窒息的，令人压抑的
v. 压制; 扼杀; 阻止; 抑制; (使)窒息，无法自如地呼吸，感觉窒闷
stifle的现在分词

现在分词：stifling　

Collins.1 / BNC.32634 / COCA.21175

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 令人窒息的;闷热的
Stiflingheat is so intense that it makes you feel uncomfortable. You can also usestiflingto describe a place that is extremely hot.
1. The stifling heat of the little room was beginning to make me nauseous.
  小房间里令人窒息的热气开始让我感到恶心。
ADJ-GRADED (情况)令人窒息的，令人感到压抑的
If a situation isstifling, it makes you feel uncomfortable because you cannot do what you want.
1. Life at home with her parents and two sisters was stifling.
  和父母及两个姐妹生活在一起让她感到很压抑。
2. ...a stifling bureaucracy.
  令人窒息的官僚主义
See also:stifle

noun

forceful prevention
1. the suppression of heresy
2. the quelling of the rebellion
3. the stifling of all dissent
Synonym:suppressioncrushingquelling

adj

characterized by oppressive heat and humidity
1. the summer was sultry and oppressive
2. the stifling atmosphere
3. the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm
Synonym:sultrysulfuroussulphurous

Into the stifling smoke plunged the desperate woman.
冲进呛人烟雾的是那位绝望的妇女。
It is sultry rather than warm. It's stifling! I can hardly breathe.
这天气与其说暖和不如说闷热。天气太闷热了！我都没法呼吸了。
We had to deal with a lot of stifling bureaucracy.
我们必须对付大量误事的官僚作风。
I felt as if I was stifling.
我觉得好像要窒息了。
The place was stifling, full of smoke and the unique beery smell of an English pub.
屋里闷得厉害，空气里充满了烟和英国酒店特有的啤酒味。
I must go out and sit in the garden. The air is stifling here.
我得上外边花园里坐坐。这儿的空气叫人窒息。
It really takes that level of belief to overcome the obstacles that we see preventing progress, stifling creativity.
真的是需要有那种程度的信心，才能克服我们所目睹的种种阻止进步，扼杀创造力的障碍。
I am stifling in this close room.
在这个窄狭的房间里面我感到憋闷。
The World Bank is accusing Israel of stifling the Palestinian economy.
世界银行指责以色列窒息巴勒斯坦的经济。
We reluctantly left our air-conditioned Hotel and walked oat into the stifling heat of high noon.
我们不情愿地离开了有空调的宾馆，走进晌午那令人窒息的酷热之中。