stifling的意思|stifling的解释-里氏词典

stifling ['staifliŋ]

a. 令人窒息的, 发闷的

stifling

[ noun ]

forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority

<noun.act>

the suppression of heresy

the quelling of the rebellion

the stifling of all dissent

[ adj ]

characterized by oppressive heat and humidity

<adj.all>

the summer was sultry and oppressive

the stifling atmosphere

the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm

Stifle \Sti"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stifled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Stifling}.] [Freq. of OE. stif stiff; cf. Icel. st[=i]fla to
dam up.]
1. To stop the breath of by crowding something into the
windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into
the lungs; to choke; to suffocate; to cause the death of
by such means; as, to stifle one with smoke or dust.

Stifled with kisses, a sweet death he dies.
--Dryden.

I took my leave, being half stifled with the
closeness of the room. --Swift.

2. To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to
stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame.

Bodies . . . stifle in themselves the rays which
they do not reflect or transmit. --Sir I.
Newton.

3. To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to
conceal from public knowledge; as, to stifle a story; to
stifle passion.

I desire only to have things fairly represented as
they really are; no evidence smothered or stifled.
--Waterland.

In doing so, we not only risk creating unbalanced individuals, but we may also be stifling the creativity which can flourish when children are allowed to follow their desires through the free play of the imagination.
In an order in which he announced his decision to leave the case, U.S. District Judge Henry Woods lamented the plight of black students in the county and criticized the federal appeals court for stifling his orders.
Mr. Stewart said Utah Power has tended to choose its leadership from within the company and its directors from within the state, "creating a kind of incestuous relationship between management and the board," which has proved "stifling."
Across South America, the crushing burden of foreign debt piled up largely by military governments no longer in power is stifling economies, stirring unrest in the masses and threatening fragile democracies.
Tucker and New Directions have criticized UAW President Owen Bieber for allegedly stifling dissent within the UAW and losing sight of the 1 million-member union's roots by making to cooperative labor agreements with automakers.
Both are preparing to battle with the Federal Trade Commission over FTC assertions that the accounting profession is stifling competition within its own ranks and denying clients access to certain services.
Companies in the export zones escape the stifling red tape that remains the bane of industry and business.
Here in Atlanta, he is stifling debate, and he has even put us in non-union hotels.
But many economists say rates still are too high and are stifling growth, even threatening an end to an unprecedented seven years of peacetime growth.
Just try stifling a yawn.
No estimate was available of how many of the 25 million eligible voters turned out in the stifling summer heat.
Modrow urged improvements in the sometimes stifling planned economy but rejected a full free-market economy.
Sir Nigel Broackes is said to have faced disagreement from his chief executive Sir Eric Parker, who disliked the idea. Now Hongkong Land has stepped in, offering a warm but potentially stifling embrace.
It has shaken free of the stifling embrace of Gosconcert, the state agency which arranged its foreign tours and the performances of foreign companies on its stage.
"You're too kind," she says. "You're always doing things for other people." The miniseries does have the dubious honor of stifling a fine cast.
Wicked step-mother; potential loss of money - Lizzie thought that her father would disinherit her; sexual tension; a final explosion of violence on a stifling day in a repressive community.
"The heat and humidity have been stifling.
The five airline-owned computer reservation systemsLAN FRAM= that they are stifling competition in the air travel industry, a congressional report said Wednesday.
In another development, the civilian Cabinet met with President Francisco Rodriguez to approve emergency laws first proposed by Noriega last week and aimed at stifling military and political dissent.
Most Asians say their hostility is not toward the outsiders themselves, but rather the stifling system that condemns them to an alien style of life with few choices.
In the summer, the attic was stifling.
A shortage of manual labor is keeping wages and inflation high and stifling some businesses' growth. Moreover, Hong Kong's economic growth slowed last year, and many analysts believe corporate investment declined after June 4.
"We want Atlantic City to develop but we're stifling the potential," Dodd said.
The universities also are trying to overhaul their stifling structure.
They were still digesting Germany's day-earlier lending-rate increases, which could shut the door on Britain's cutting interest rates further, stifling economic recovery.
The caste system, the commercial and political corruption, and the stifling bureaucracy will not be disposed of easily or quickly.
I also hope that the judge does not convict Mr. Arnold out of sheer envy, overburdened as he is not only with a suit and tie, but by a stifling black robe.
"We still need those one or two geniuses," says Shigenori Matsushita, a general manager of Toshiba's information processing group. Some blame the industry structure for stifling that.
She wrote that Saudi Arabia could not continue "suppressing the talents and stifling the abilities of one-half the society."
Bureaucracy, even acting with the best of intentions, all too often is stifling.

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