education stifles originality 教育扼杀了创意
poverty stifles ambition 人处在贫困艰难之时
The missing nearly stifles me 思念几乎让人窒息
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同义词： dampen
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同义词： suffocate asphyxiate
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V-T If someone stifles something you consider to be a good thing, they prevent it from continuing. 压制 [表不满]
Regulations on children stifled creativity.
对孩子们制定的各种规定压制了创造力。
V-T If you stifle a yawn or laugh, you prevent yourself from yawning or laughing. 忍住 (呵欠或笑声)
She makes no attempt to stifle a yawn.
她并未试图忍住一个哈欠。
V-T If you stifle your natural feelings or behaviour, you prevent yourself from having those feelings or behaving in that way. 控制 (感情或行为)
It is best to stifle curiosity and leave birds' nests alone.
最好忍住好奇心，别碰鸟巢。
Forcing too much liquidity on Banks stifles credit.
强制银行流动性过多，将会遏制银行信贷。
Many gamers dislike him, complaining that his bean-counting approach stifles creativity.
许多玩家则不太喜欢他，抱怨他的数量统计方法抹杀了创造力。
A spotless playroom stifles creativity, because kids may not feel they can engage in messy experiments or art.
一个过分整洁的娱乐室会扼杀创造力，因为孩子会觉得他们没法在这样的房间里做一些乱糟糟的实验或是随意涂鸦。
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