单词stifle
v.: 扼杀；抑制；压制；阻止
n.: (马,狗的)后腿膝关节(病)
网络: 使窒息；闷死；镇压
压制；扼杀；阻止；抑制:
to prevent sth from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed
（使）窒息，无法自如地呼吸，感觉窒闷:
to feel unable to breathe, or to make sb unable to breathe, because it is too hot and/or there is no fresh air
(马、狗的)后腿膝关节(病)
发哑,说不出;咽下;销声匿迹
〔美俚〕打垮
藏匿,隐蔽,暗中了结
压灭(火等)
镇压,阻止(反叛等)
受抑制
封住;压抑;抑制,抑制住;忍住;强忍住
憋闷;窒息(而死)
使窒息,闷死
扼杀,压制,遏制
过去分词：stifled
现在分词：stifling
第三人称单数：stifles
v.+n.:
stifle growth
v.smotherasphyxiatesuffocatethrottlechoke
v.let out
My major concern was that a large bureaucracy, however organized, tends to stifle creativity.
我主要担心的是，一个庞大的政府机构，无论组织得多么好，也容易窒息创造性。
He said the protests represent a backlash to Beijing"s efforts to stifle human rights and religious freedom in Tibetan areas of China.
他说，抗议活动是对中国政府在西藏地区压制人权和宗教信仰自由的反弹。
I try not to stifle his desire to be independent, and more importantly, I try not to act like it bothers me that he is picky.
我不会扼杀他想独立的愿望，我也不会觉得，他挑剔是一件令我苦恼的事。
There is no doubt that this will stifle the advance of the science around search engines.
毫无疑问这将抑制搜索引擎科学的进步。
As for Aunt Pitty, she was nervously trying to stifle a belch, for the rooster they had had for supper was a tough old bird.
至于皮蒂姑妈，她正神经质地强忍着不要打出嗝来，因为他们那天晚餐吃的是一只硬邦邦的老公鸡。
And I was trying to stifle the impulse to go to the drawer of the kitchen table and get a knife and defend myself.
我当时真想从抽屉里拿把菜刀进行自卫，然而我却竭尽全力抑制住了这种冲动。
It also foists a stark choice on the Kremlin: to stifle dissent, or to placate protesters to provide some kind of pressure outlet.
它也给克里姆林宫提出了一个艰难的选择：是打击异见人士，还是安抚抗议者、给人们提供一些释放压力的出口。
The aim, he said, was not to stifle, but to advance competition, growth and prosperity.
他表示，目标不是抑制而是刺激竞争、发展和繁荣经济。
Internet ideas are rarely patented and rightly so, he says: patents create a temporary monopoly which tends to stifle competition.
他称，互联网创意很少有专利保护，也理应如此，专利引发暂时性垄断，而这往往会遏制竞争。
Good governance does not consist of a set of shackles and business controls that stifle creativity.
良好的治理不包含抑制创造性的束缚和业务控制。