单词 | stifling |
释义 | stifling (staɪflɪŋ ) 1. adjective Stifling heat is so intense that it makes you feel uncomfortable. You can also use stifling to describe a place that is extremely hot. The stifling heat of the little room was beginning to make me nauseous. Synonyms: suffocating, close, oppressive, airless 2. adjective If a situation is stifling, it makes you feel uncomfortable because you cannot do what you want. Life at home with her parents and two sisters was stifling. ...a stifling bureaucracy. Synonyms: oppressive, severe, overwhelming, repressive 3. See also stifle Translations: Chinese: 沉闷的 Japanese: むっとする 息詰まる |
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