stifle
To make unconscious or cause to die by preventing breathingTo make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
» Tom stifled a scream.
Том подавил крик.
Значение
значений: 10(также, переносно, переходный)To make (an animal or person) unconscious or cause (an animal or person) to die by preventing breathing; to smother, to suffocate.
erdrücken, ersticken
души́тьdušítʹ, задуши́тьzadušítʹ
(excessive, переходный)To cause (someone) difficulty in breathing, or a choking or gagging feeling.
The heat was stifling the children.
(также, переносно, переходный)To prevent (a breath, cough, or cry, or the voice, etc.) from being released from the throat.
unterdrücken
(переходный)To make (something) unable to be heard by blocking it with some medium.
(переносно, переходный)To keep in, hold back, or repress (something).
The army stifled the rebellion.
unterdrücken
подавля́тьpodavljátʹ, подави́тьpodavítʹ
(переносно, переходный)To prevent (something) from being revealed; to conceal, to hide, to suppress.
suppress in order to conceal or hide
(переходный)To treat (a silkworm cocoon) with steam as part of the process of silk production.
(непереходный)To die of suffocation.
Two firemen tragically stifled in yesterday’s fire when trying to rescue an old lady from her bedroom.
ersticken
задыха́тьсяzadyxátʹsja, задохну́тьсяzadoxnútʹsja
be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen
(excessive, непереходный)To smother; to make breathing difficult.
This heat is stifling.
(переходный)To cause (a dog, horse, or other four-legged mammal) to dislocate or sprain its stifle joint.
Примеры
предложений: 40Tom stifled a scream.
Том подавил крик.
Tom stifled a laugh.
Том подавил смех.
Tom stifled a groan.
Том подавил стон.
Tom stifled a grin.
Том сдержал усмешку.
I stifled a grin.
Я подавил ухмылку.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 3
По значениям 2
Происхождение
The verb is derived from Late Middle English stuflen (“to have difficulty breathing due toThe verb is derived from Late Middle English stuflen (“to have difficulty breathing due to heat, stifle; to suffocate by drowning, drown”) [and other forms]; further etymology uncertain. Also found in Middle English forstyflyd (“stifled, choked”, past participle).
The noun is derived from Middle English stifle (“joint between the femur and tibia of a quadruped”) [and other forms]; further etymology uncertain, probably derived from Anglo-Norman estive (“leg”), and Old French estive (“leg”) (compare Old French estival (“boot, shoe”)).
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Формы
stifles, stifling, stifled, stifledСинонимы
синонимов: 67- suppress or constrain so as to lessen in intensity:dampen
- be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen:suffocateasphyxiate
- impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of:suffocateasphyxiatechoke
- suppress in order to conceal or hide:smotherstranglemufflerepress
Антонимы
антонимов: 1Однокоренные
связанных слов: 6Уроки к слову
уроков: 3- A1Present Simple: настоящее простое время — Потому что это глагол
- A1Past Simple: правильные глаголы — Потому что у него есть форма прошедшего времени
- A2Present Perfect: введение — Потому что у него есть причастие прошедшего времени