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stultify

/stuhl-tuh-fahy/US // ˈstʌl təˌfaɪ //UK // (ˈstʌltɪˌfaɪ) //

僵化,窒息,停滞不前,僵化的

Related Words

mock嘲讽,嘲弄,讽刺,嘲笑hinder阻碍,妨碍,碍,阻碍因素prevent防止,预防,阻止,避免smother窒息,扼杀,封杀,闷死cripple跛脚,跛子,跛脚的,残废suffocate窒息,窒息而死,噎死,窒息而亡negate否定,否认,否定了,否决stifle窒息,压制,扼杀,窒息而死nullify化为乌有,作废,废除,废止impair减损,损害,损伤,减值inhibit抑制,阻止,禁止,压制make a fool of愚弄,贻笑大方,愚弄人,愚弄别人ridiculous荒谬的,荒唐,荒唐的,可笑的

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    stul·ti·fied, stul·ti·fy·ing.

    • : to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.
    • : to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, especially by degrading or frustrating means: Menial work can stultify the mind.
    • : Law. to allege or prove to be of unsound mind.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbridicule
Synonyms
mock嘲讽,嘲弄,讽刺,嘲笑make a fool of愚弄,贻笑大方,愚弄人,愚弄别人make absurd荒唐,荒诞不经,贻笑大方,荒诞不经的make ridiculous贻笑大方,荒唐,荒诞不经,荒谬的
verbinhibit
Synonyms
cripple跛脚,跛子,跛脚的,残废hinder阻碍,妨碍,碍,阻碍因素negate否定,否认,否定了,否决prevent防止,预防,阻止,避免smother窒息,扼杀,封杀,闷死stifle窒息,压制,扼杀,窒息而死suffocate窒息,窒息而死,噎死,窒息而亡
verbimpede
Synonyms
impair减损,损害,损伤,减值inhibit抑制,阻止,禁止,压制nullify化为乌有,作废,废除,废止stifle窒息,压制,扼杀,窒息而死ridiculous荒谬的,荒唐,荒唐的,可笑的

Examples

  • It occurred to him that modern education existed largely to stultify independent thought.

  • "To thank men like Cowan, who did not desire to enfranchise woman any more than the negro, was to stultify ourselves," he said.

  • The latter has allowed its prejudices and its feelings to obliterate or to stultify its reason.

  • Link-torches, unless of the best pitch-pine (Pinus resinosa), do not burn with sufficient brightness to stultify the pigeons.

  • As she took a step towards the bridge-tables, Jack felt that he was losing her; yet he would only stultify himself by an apology.

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