stifling
英 美
At 25, she found family life stifling.
她25岁时感到家庭生活令人窒息。
There was a stifling smell of hot oil everywhere.
到处都有令人窒息的热油气味。
It has been said of Beethoven that he toppled the rules and freed music from the stifling confines of convention.
据说贝多芬推翻了规则，把音乐从令人窒息的传统束缚中解放了出来。
