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

Running in the morning is the best way to avoid hot weather, heat stroke, and stifling humidity.
晨跑是避免热天、中暑、和沉闷潮湿感的最好选择。
I felt as if I was stifling.
我觉得好像要窒息了。
We were stifling in that hot room with all the windows closed.
我们在那间关着窗户的热屋子里，简直透不过气来。
The Nordic story is not one of behemoth-like states stifling entrepreneurship, innovation and individuality.
北欧讲述的不是庞然大物般的政府扼杀了创业精神、创新和个性的故事。
The atmosphere in the crowded hall became so stifling that two of the women passed out.
拥挤不堪的大厅里闷得令人窒息，两个妇女晕了过去。
I am stifling in this close room.
在这个窄狭的房间里面我感到憋闷。
Large organizations where you have to answer to someone else are often stifling to an entrepreneurial personality.
大公司的话，你就必须对其他人负责，这样就扼杀了企业家的个性。
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。
Into the stifling smoke plunged the desperate woman.
冲进呛人烟雾的是那位绝望的妇女。
I had to get out of there. it's so stifling.
我得出去逛逛，我快闷死了。