stifled

UK //ˈstaɪfəld//US //ˈstaɪfəld//

词源

源自中古英语 stifilen，与古法语 estouffer（使窒息）相关，可能受古英语 stīf（僵硬的）影响。

❶ 指通过外力压制或阻止某事物发展，常表现为压抑情感、声音或行动，使人感到窒息或受限。

“She stifled a yawn during the boring meeting.”

（她在无聊的会议上强忍住了一个哈欠。）

“The heavy smoke stifled our breathing in the burning building.”

（浓烟让我们在燃烧的建筑物里呼吸困难。）

同义词:suppressed, smothered, repressed, quashed, muffled

❶ 形容被压制或限制的状态，如声音沉闷、情感压抑或环境令人窒息。

“The room was hot and stifled, with no fresh air.”

（房间闷热窒息，没有新鲜空气。）

“His stifled emotions eventually led to an outburst.”

（他压抑的情绪最终爆发了。）

同义词:stifling, oppressive, suffocating, restricted, constrained

stifled laughter — 指因场合不合适而强行憋住的笑声，常见于严肃或尴尬情境。

“There was stifled laughter when the teacher tripped over the cable.”

（老师被电线绊倒时，教室里响起憋住的笑声。）