英语词汇“stifling”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	stifling
释义	stifling (staɪfəlɪŋ) 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 More Synonyms of stifling 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 More Synonyms of stifling 3. See also stifle stifling in British English (ˈstaɪflɪŋ) adjective oppressively hot or stuffy a stifling atmosphere Derived forms stiflingly (ˈstiflingly) adverb stifling in American English (ˈstaɪflɪŋ) adjective so close as to be oppressive; suffocating Derived forms stiflingly (ˈstiflingly) adverb Examples of 'stifling' in a sentence stifling The iciness of the first winter, followed by the stifling heat of summer. Haines, Pamela THE GOLDEN LION (2001) They were sick of religiosity in all its forms, just as they were sick of the Order's omnipresent and stifling holism. Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD (2001) Rafael was standing at the window, obediently stifling his tears. Clive Barker SACRAMENT (2001) The sleepy doorman let them out with barely a glance, too busy stifling a yawn. Stephanie Laurens WHOLE SECRET LOVE (2001) In other languages stifling British English: stifling /ˈstaɪflɪŋ/ ADJECTIVE Stifling heat is so hot that it makes you feel uncomfortable. The stifling heat of the little room made me feel sick. American English: stifling Arabic: خَانِق Brazilian Portuguese: sufocante Chinese: 沉闷的 Croatian: zagušljiv Czech: dusný Danish: kvælende Dutch: verstikkend European Spanish: sofocante asfixiante Finnish: tukahduttava French: suffocant German: stickig Greek: αποπνικτικός Italian: soffocante Japanese: むっとする息詰まる Korean: 숨막히는 듯한 Norwegian: kvelende Polish: duszący European Portuguese: sufocante Romanian: înăbușitor Russian: душный Latin American Spanish: sofocante Swedish: kvävande Thai: ร้อนและอบ Turkish: boğucu Ukrainian: задушливий Vietnamese: ngột ngạt Chinese translation of 'stifling' stifling (ˈstaɪflɪŋ) adj [heat] 令人窒息的 (lìng rén zhìxī de) (fig) [situation] 沉闷(悶)的 (chénmèn de) stifle (ˈstaɪfl) vt [yawn, laugh] 忍住 (rěnzhù) [debate, creativity] 抑制 (yìzhì) 1 (adjective) in the sense of suffocating Definition uncomfortably hot and stuffy The stifling heat of the little room was beginning to make me nauseous. Synonyms suffocating close They sat in that hot, close room for two hours. oppressive The oppressive afternoon heat had quite tired me out. airless a dark, airless room sticky sticky days in the middle of August muggy It was muggy and overcast. 2 (adjective) in the sense of oppressive a stifling bureaucracy Synonyms oppressive The new laws will be as oppressive as those they replace. severe This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary. overwhelming repressive The regime was unpopular and repressive. cruel They should spend a long time in jail to reflect on their cruel acts. the persecution of prisoners by cruel captors brutal unjust overbearing an arrogant and overbearing man tyrannical Tyrannical dictators rarely last for long. despotic The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant. Additional synonyms in the sense of airless Definition lacking fresh air a dark, airless room Synonyms stuffy, close, heavy, stifling, oppressive, stale, breathless, suffocating, sultry, muggy, unventilated in the sense of close Definition oppressive, heavy, or airless They sat in that hot, close room for two hours. Synonyms stifling, confined, oppressive, stale, suffocating, stuffy, humid, sweltering, airless, muggy, unventilated, fuggy, frowsty, heavy, thick in the sense of cruel Definition deliberately causing pain without pity They should spend a long time in jail to reflect on their cruel acts.the persecution of prisoners by cruel captors Synonyms brutal, ruthless, callous, sadistic, inhumane, hard, fell (archaic), severe, harsh, savage, grim, vicious, relentless, murderous, monstrous, unnatural, unkind, heartless, atrocious, inhuman, merciless, cold-blooded, malevolent, hellish (informal), depraved, spiteful, brutish, bloodthirsty, remorseless, barbarous, pitiless, unfeeling, sanguinary, hard-hearted, stony-hearted, implacable Nearby words of stifling stiff-necked stiffen stifle stifling stigma stigmatize still Related terms of stifling stifle Synonyms of 'stifling' stifling Explore 'stifling' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of despotic The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant. Synonyms tyrannical, authoritarian, dictatorial, absolute, arrogant, oppressive, autocratic, imperious, domineering, monocratic in the sense of muggy Definition (of weather or air) unpleasantly warm and humid It was muggy and overcast. Synonyms humid, close, damp, sticky, moist, oppressive, stuffy, sultry, clammy in the sense of overbearing Definition imposing one's views in an unpleasant or forceful manner an arrogant and overbearing man Synonyms domineering, lordly, superior, arrogant, authoritarian, oppressive, autocratic, masterful, dictatorial, coercive, bossy (informal), imperious, haughty, tyrannical, magisterial, despotic, high-handed, peremptory, supercilious, officious, overweening, iron-handed in the sense of repressive The regime was unpopular and repressive. Synonyms oppressive, tough, severe, absolute, harsh, authoritarian, dictatorial, coercive, tyrannical, despotic in the sense of severe Definition strict or harsh in the treatment of others This was a dreadful crime and a severe sentence is necessary. Synonyms strict, hard, harsh, cruel, rigid, relentless, drastic, oppressive, austere, Draconian, unrelenting, inexorable, pitiless, unbending, iron-handed in the sense of sticky Definition (of weather) unpleasantly warm and humid sticky days in the middle of August Synonyms humid, close, sultry, oppressive, sweltering, clammy, muggy in the sense of tyrannical Definition of or like a tyrant Tyrannical dictators rarely last for long. Synonyms oppressive, cruel, authoritarian, dictatorial, severe, absolute, unreasonable, arbitrary, unjust, autocratic, inhuman, coercive, imperious, domineering, overbearing, magisterial, despotic, high-handed, peremptory, overweening, tyrannous
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