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单词 stifle
释义
Stifle
nnoun.animaljoint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
Synset:knee
Part Holonyms:hind leg
Hypernyms:articulatio articulation joint
Inherited Hypernyms:stiflejointbody partpartthingphysical entityentity
vverb.contactsuppress in order to conceal or hide
Synset:muffle repress smother strangle
Examples:
  • smother a yawn
  • muffle one's anger
  • strangle a laugh
  • repress a cry of fear
Derivationally Related Form:smothererstiflingstifler
Hypernyms:bottle up inhibit suppress
Inherited Hypernyms:smotherinhibit
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.changesuppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity
Synset:dampen
Examples:
  • Stifle your curiosity
Antonyms:stimulate
Derivationally Related Form:stifler
Hypernyms:bottle up inhibit suppress
Inherited Hypernyms:stifleinhibit
Direct Hyponyms:chokesuffocate
Full Troponyms:suffocate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.contactimpair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
Synset:asphyxiate choke suffocate
Examples:
  • The foul air was slowly suffocating the children
Derivationally Related Form:suffocativesuffocationasphyxiachokingasphyxiation
Hypernyms:block close up impede jam obstruct obturate occlude
Inherited Hypernyms:suffocateobstructimpedeprevent
Sentence Frame:Something ---s somebody | Something ---s something
vverb.changebe asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
Synset:asphyxiate suffocate
Examples:
  • The child suffocated under the pillow
Derivationally Related Form:suffocationasphyxiasuffocativeasphyxiation
Hypernyms:buy the farm cash in one's chips choke conk croak decease die drop dead exit expire give-up the ghost go kick the bucket pass pass away perish pop off snuff it
Inherited Hypernyms:suffocatediechange statechange
Direct Hyponyms:strangle
Full Troponyms:strangle
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
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