stifle
stifle /ˈstaɪf(ə)l/ nghĩa là làm ngạt thở
Các nghĩa
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làm ngạt thở
To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
I took my leave, being half stifled with the closeness of the room.
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làm khó thở
To cause (someone) difficulty in breathing, or a choking or gagging feeling.
The heat was stifling the children.
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nén, kìm
To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.
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làm nghẹt tiếng
To make (something) unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium.
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kìm nén, dằn
To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
The army stifled the rebellion.
I desire only to have things fairly represented as they really are; no evidence smothered or stifled.
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che giấu, đàn áp
To prevent (something) from being revealed; to conceal, to hide, to suppress.
Atticus tried to stifle a smile but didn’t make it.
+ 2 nghĩa khác
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hấp kén
To treat (a silkworm cocoon) with steam as part of the process of silk production.
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chết ngạt
To die of suffocation.
Two firemen tragically stifled in yesterday’s fire when trying to rescue an old lady from her bedroom.
Dạng khác
- stifles present, singular, third-person
- stifling participle, present
- stifled participle, past