憋

憋 [biē] 动

1. ■ (抑制; 堵住) shut up; hold back; suppress:

憋住气 hold one's breath;

憋住不说 hold back one's tongue;

憋一口气 hold one's breath;

憋不住 be unable to hold oneself back; can't contain oneself;

憋了一肚子火 be filled with pent-up anger;

憋着一肚子气 have pent-up grievances;

憋足了劲儿 be bursting with energy

2. ■ （闷） suffocate; smother:

憋得直流泪 be suffocated to tear;

心里憋得慌 feel very much oppressed;

屋里太闷，憋得人透不过气来。 The room was so stuffy that one could hardly breathe.