stifling
adjective uk/ˈstaɪ.fəl.ɪŋ/ us/ˈstaɪ.fəl.ɪŋ/
(NO AIR)
闷热的，热得令人窒息的
extremely hot and unpleasant
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。
(PREVENT HAPPENING)
阻止的；压制的，抑制的；扼杀的
preventing something from happening
stifling bureaucracy 专制的官僚作风