stiflingly
adverb
uk/ˈstaɪ.fəl.ɪŋ.li/us/ˈstaɪ.fəl.ɪŋ.li/stiflinglyadverb(HOT)
in a way that isextremelyhotandunpleasant:
闷热地，热得令人窒息地It's stiflinglyhotin here.这里热得令人窒息。
Violentstormsand stiflingly hightemperaturescanstraintheequipment.剧烈的风暴和令人窒息的高温会给设备带来很大的压力。
- Theroomwas stiflinglyhot.
- On a stiflinglyhotnight, hestayedcoolbycoveringhisheadwith awettowel.
- AvoidJuneto mid-September when it can be stiflinglyhumidandrainy.
- Theairwas stiflingly still andhot.
Hot & heat
- bake
- baking
- beat down
- boiling
- broiling
- fuggy
- glow
- heat haze
- heated
- heatwave
- oppressive
- piping hot
- red-hot
- scalding
- scorching
- sizzle
- stuffy
- swelter
- thermal
- white heat
stiflinglyadverb(LIMITING)
in a way thatpreventssomething fromhappening:
The writing should bereadable, not stiflinglyacademic.
Lauren isdesperatefor areprievefrom her stiflinglyprotectivefamily.
- Thecurrentsystemis stiflingly rule-based.
- Davidwas only toohappytoescapefrom hisratherstiflinglyaustereupbringingin thenorthofEngland.
- There's nothing more stiflinglyconformistthanyouthculture.
- It's thestoryof asmartgirlgrowingup in atinyvillageandescapingitsstiflinglycircumscribedlife.
Unhelpful and Uncooperative
- awkward
- awkwardly
- awkwardness
- deterrent
- foot
- hang
- non-constructive
- obstructionism
- obstructionist
- obstructive
- obstructively
- pre-emptive
- stifling
- stultifying
- stultifyingly
- unaccommodating
- uncongenial
- underyourfeetidiom
- unforthcoming
- unhelpful
See
stifling
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