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stifling
adjective
uk /ˈstaɪ.fəl.ɪŋ/ us /ˈstaɪ.fəl.ɪŋ/
stiflingadjective (NO AIR)
extremely hot and unpleasant: 闷热的，热得令人窒息的
I can't bear this stifling humidity.我受不了这种闷热潮湿。
Several hundred people were crammed into the stifling room.几百人挤在这个令人窒息的房间里。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
having a temperature higher than what is comfortable
hotIt's so hot outside!
scorchingWe're due for another scorching summer day.
blisteringWe've had blistering heat this week.
swelteringShe won the race despite the sweltering heat.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Hot & heat
airless
bake
baking
beat down
blisteringly
boiling
boiling hot
closeness
fug
haze
haze over
heated
mirage
overheat
scorchingly
stiflingly
stuffiness
suffocatingly
superhot
torrid
stiflingadjective (PREVENT HAPPENING)
preventing something from happening: 阻止的；压制的，抑制的；扼杀的
stifling bureaucracy专制的官僚作风
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unhelpful and Uncooperative
awkward
awkwardly
awkwardness
balky
deterrent
non-constructive
non-cooperation
non-cooperative
obstructionism
obstructionist
passive-aggressive
pre-emptive
stiflingly
stultifying
stultifyingly
uncooperatively
uncooperativeness
under your feetidiom
unforthcoming
unhelpful
Related word
stiflingly
stifling | American Dictionary
stifling
adjective
us/ˈstɑɪ·flɪŋ/
extremely hot, with a lack of fresh air:
Summers in Virginia have always had stifling humidity.
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