Read Edit View history 扼杀 èshā stifle Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 扼杀 (扼殺) èshā stifle verb to suppress or destroy something, such as an idea or movement, in its early stages 过度的压力会扼杀学生的创造力。 guòdù de yālì huì èshā xuésheng de chuàngzàolì. Excessive pressure can stifle students' creativity. strangle verb to kill someone by squeezing their throat 凶手企图扼杀那名受害者。 xiōngshǒu qǐtú èshā nà míng shòuhài zhě. The killer attempted to strangle the victim. Frequency Movie subtitles 3.16 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 3.26 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
扼杀 (扼殺) èshā stifle verb to suppress or destroy something, such as an idea or movement, in its early stages 过度的压力会扼杀学生的创造力。 guòdù de yālì huì èshā xuésheng de chuàngzàolì. Excessive pressure can stifle students' creativity. strangle verb to kill someone by squeezing their throat 凶手企图扼杀那名受害者。 xiōngshǒu qǐtú èshā nà míng shòuhài zhě. The killer attempted to strangle the victim. Frequency Movie subtitles 3.16 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 3.26 per million Sources Definitions CC-CEDICT Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)