- stifle
 - ['staifl]
 - vt. 扼杀;使窒息;藏匿
vi. 窒息;被扼杀
n. (马等的)后膝关节;(马等的)后膝关节病 
同义词
           - n. knee
 - v. asphyxiate,dampen,muffle,suffocate
 
参考例子
           - 1.I was nearly stifled by the smoke.
 - 我差点让这些烟给憋死。
 
- 2.Study, drill and technique do not stifle talent. They free it!
 - 学习,训练和技巧并不会限制天赋,它释放天赋。
 
- 3.What ought to have been done, and what shall be done, often stifle doing between them.
 - 什么事应该做完了,什么事应该做,在它们之间经常是被扼杀的行动。
 
英文解释
           - n.
 - 1.joint between the femur and tibia in a quadruped; corresponds to the human knee
 - 2.conceal or hide
 - 3.smother or suppress
 - 4.impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
 - 5.be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
 
网络释义
               - stifle
 - 窒息; 使窒息; 使窒息,闷死; 阻抑;
 
- Stifle joint
 - 膝关节; 后膝关节;
 
- stifle creativity
 - 扼杀创造力;
 
- stifle bone
 - 膝盖骨; 膝盖骨顶一下;
 
- stifle business creativity
 - 压制了企业的创造力;