解釋

vt.& vi.（使）窒息；（使）窒悶；扼殺；

vt.鎮壓；遏制；扼殺；藏匿；

n.後腿膝關節；后膝關節病；

例句

All Villefort's influence barely enabled him to stifle the secret Dant è s had so nearly divulged.
維爾福的全部力量都用在封住那幾乎被唐太斯所泄漏的秘密上了.

Do I find an appropriate balance between encouragement and pressure? Do I stifle their initiative?
我是否在鼓勵與壓力之間找到了恰當的平衡? 我是否抑制了他們的創造性?

Coercer: Silence - Stifle effect can now affect Epic targets.
Coer:Silence 造成的窒息效果將能作用在Epic級目標上.

An incompetent boss can stifle your enthusiasm and torpedo your chances for job satisfaction.
一個不稱職的老闆會窒息你的熱情並毀滅你對工作感到滿意的可能性.

It was an uninteresting conversation and I had to stifle a yawn.
那是一次枯燥無味的交談,我不得不強忍住自己的呵欠.