vt.使窒息；扼杀；扑灭；抑制
vi.窒息
n.(马的)后膝关节
The gas stifled them. 他们被煤气熏得透不过气来。
The smoke filled the room and almost stifled the firemen. 屋里浓烟弥漫呛得消防队员喘不过气来。
We should stifle it in the cradle before it becomes worse. 我们应该在事态变坏前就把它扼杀在萌芽期。
She tried hard to stifle her laughter. 她强忍住笑。
I am stifling in this close room. 在这个窄狭的房间里面我感到憋闷。
