stifling
adjective /ˈstaɪflɪŋ/
/ˈstaɪflɪŋ/
- making you feel unable to breathe, because it is too hot and/or there is no fresh air
让你觉得无法呼吸，因为太热和/或没有新鲜空气 - a stifling room
闷得让人透不过气来的房间 - ‘It's stifling in here—can we open a window?’
“这里闷得人难受，我们能不能开一扇窗户？”
- a stifling room
- making you feel trapped and unable to do or say what you want
窒息： 使您感到受困，无法做或说出自己想说的话- At 25, she found family life stifling.
她 25 岁时感到家庭生活令人窒息。
- At 25, she found family life stifling.