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stifle
  • US /ˈstaɪfəl/
  • UK /ˈstaɪfl/
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解釋
  • v. 阻止；壓制，抑制；扼殺；
例句
  • I had to stifle my yawn because I was in public

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【TED】艾絲特•佩雷爾：對長期伴侶保持欲望的秘訣 (The secret to desire in a long-term relationship | Esther Perel) Image 19:11
  1. are sometimes the very ingredients that stifle desire.

    這些要素恰恰能扼殺欲
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【TED】肯尼羅賓森 (Ken Robinson): 如何逃出教育的死亡谷 (How to escape education's death valley | Sir Ken Robinson) Image 19:12
  1. or to stifle it.

    都會產生巨大影響
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【TED】傑佛瑞·卡納達：我們失敗的學校。受夠了！ (Our failing schools. Enough is enough! | Geoffrey Canada)

【TED】傑佛瑞·卡納達：我們失敗的學校。受夠了！ (Our failing schools. Enough is enough! | Geoffrey Canada) Image 17:08
  1. we can't stifle innovation in our business.

    我們不能在這行裡扼殺創新
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美女與野獸(Audiobook) (Beauty and the Beast (audiobook))

美女與野獸(Audiobook) (Beauty and the Beast (audiobook)) Image 30:09
  1. obliging affectionate behaviour stifle their jealousy, which was ready

    有禮又溫柔的舉止還沒來的及遏止她們，而是在她向她們
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【TED】Andrew McAfee: 未來的工作是什麼樣子？ (What will future jobs look like? | Andrew McAfee) Image 14:26
  1. is going to stifle our drive to succeed

    會扼殺我們的成功驅動力，
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輕鬆看懂歐債危機 (The European Debt Crisis Visualized)

輕鬆看懂歐債危機 (The European Debt Crisis Visualized) Image 12:34
  1. that tended to stifle economic growth.

    經濟成長往往因此受到壓抑。
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藝術到底用來做什麼？(What is Art for?)

藝術到底用來做什麼？(What is Art for?) Image 05:53
  1. or perhaps it's suffused with a pain and drama we've had to stifle but want to get in touch with.

    又或許它充滿了一種苦難或是戲劇事件，我們感到壓抑卻又忍不住靠近。
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【時事新聞】用趣味動畫快速瞭解職場霸凌　(Workplace Bullying)

【時事新聞】用趣味動畫快速瞭解職場霸凌　(Workplace Bullying) Image 12:31
  1. they devalue others, feel threatened by competent staff and stifle contribution.

    他們貶低他人，對有能力的人感到受威脅還礙其發展。
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神童長大後都去哪了？ (What Happens To Child Prodigies When They Grow Up?)

神童長大後都去哪了？ (What Happens To Child Prodigies When They Grow Up?) Image 04:15
  1. so if a child prodigy has parents that set a lot of rules, it will stifle their creativity

    所以如果神童的父母管教嚴格，就會扼殺他們的創意
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試試看這些影片但不能笑 (Try to Watch This Without Laughing or Grinning #3 (REACT))

試試看這些影片但不能笑 (Try to Watch This Without Laughing or Grinning #3 (REACT)) Image 04:21
  1. - that was-- whoa! - (fails to stifle laughter)

    那是...哇！（沒有忍住笑聲）
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美國六大媒體巨頭是誰？ (Who Owns The Media?)

美國六大媒體巨頭是誰？ (Who Owns The Media?) Image 03:32
  1. conglomerates have become oligopolies, and that they stifle innovation. but others point

    媒體巨頭已經形成寡頭壟斷，進而扼殺創意。但其他人則指出
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怎麼讓你的前任開始想念你？ (How To Make Your Ex Miss You)

怎麼讓你的前任開始想念你？ (How To Make Your Ex Miss You) Image 05:24
  1. miss you. and the way to stifle that pain of missing you is to get back together. so

    而去抑制那些想念你的情感，最好的方法就是回到你身邊。所以，
  2. so badly that it's killing them inside and really need to stifle that pain and that heartache,

    這種感覺快要殺死他們了，他們真的很需要撫平這種傷痛和心痛
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彼得·約瑟夫 RT電視台 永續發展社會的重新設計（11月11日） (Peter Joseph on Russia Today - Redesign of the Sustainable Society (April 10th '11))

彼得·約瑟夫 RT電視台 永續發展社會的重新設計（11月11日） (Peter Joseph on Russia Today - Redesign of the Sustainable Society (April 10th '11)) Image 10:57
  1. it's starting to stifle itself because of this very phenomenon.

    經濟就會因為這種現象開始窒息
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【TED】李德彼特創新談 (Charles Leadbeater: The era of open innovation)

【TED】李德彼特創新談 (Charles Leadbeater: The era of open innovation) Image 19:41
  1. these are all about trying to stifle, in my view,

    在我看來，這些都是他們扼殺
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【TED】比爾•福特：交通癱瘓背後的未來 (Bill Ford: A future beyond traffic gridlock) Image 16:49
  1. is going to stifle economic growth

    很可能成為經濟增長的絆腳石
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【TED】諾曼·李爾: 一個娛樂界偶像充滿意義的一生 (An entertainment icon on living a life of meaning | Norman Lear)

【TED】諾曼·李爾: 一個娛樂界偶像充滿意義的一生 (An entertainment icon on living a life of meaning | Norman Lear) Image 19:47
  1. "stifle yourself, jeanette, i'm going."

    「別說了，珍妮特。我要去了。」
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【TED】黛博拉威利斯、漢克威利斯湯瑪斯: 由愛和藝術聯合在一起的母子 (A mother and son united by love and art | Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas)

【TED】黛博拉威利斯、漢克威利斯湯瑪斯: 由愛和藝術聯合在一起的母子 (A mother and son united by love and art | Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas) Image 10:35
  1. he tried to stifle my dream of becoming a photographer.

    他嘗試扼殺我成為攝影師的夢想。
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【TED】琪瑪夢妲 · 妮戈琪 · 艾黛琪: 我們都應是女權主義者 (We should all be feminists | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)

【TED】琪瑪夢妲 · 妮戈琪 · 艾黛琪: 我們都應是女權主義者 (We should all be feminists | Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie) Image 29:29
  1. we stifle the humanity of boys.

    抹煞了男孩的人性。
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  1. A word used by Jim Brown to tell his students to shut up!
    "George, stifle yourself before I flog you with a keyboard!"
  2. A not too common phrase, frequently used by Archie Bunker on "All in the Family," usually directed to his wife, Edith. A more modern translation would be a simple "shut up." this is one of the many famous catchphrases and taglines used by Archie Bunker. Another popular one would be the nickname he gave his son inlaw: Meathead.
    Edith: Oh, Archie!!! Let me tell you.... Archie: Edith, stifle yourself.
  3. The act of [stifling]. I.e. to suprress bowel motion.
    Kid: Hey mum I need to take a [dump]. Mum: Stifle it til we get home.