In an effort to reduce noise pollution, the city council moved to stifle the constant honking from the busy intersection.
为了减少噪音污染，市议会采取措施抑制繁忙路口持续不断的鸣笛声。
Which choice best defines “stifle”?
D — Suppress, suffocate. “stifle” means suppress, suffocate.
Which word means “suppress, suffocate”?
B — stifle. “stifle” means suppress, suffocate.
stifle — suppress, suffocate. In Chinese: 抑制，扼杀，窒息.
stifle is pronounced /ˈstaɪfl/.
In an effort to reduce noise pollution, the city council moved to stifle the constant honking from the busy intersection. (为了减少噪音污染，市议会采取措施抑制繁忙路口持续不断的鸣笛声。)
suppress, smother, quash — all close in meaning to stifle (suppress, suffocate).
encourage, foster — each the opposite of stifle (suppress, suffocate).
Yes. stifle is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
stifle(asphyxia).