Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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ARE YOU STIFLING A YAWN

你在强忍着打哈欠吗?

`stifle a yawn` 意思就是「忍住一个哈欠」。Holt 队长看到自己的下属在努力憋着哈欠,就直接指了出来。这里用 `stifle` 表达了「抑制、遏制」的含义。

YOU GOT A SECOND, CAPTAIN? I'VE GOT THESE OVERTIME FORMS FOR YOU TO S--
ARE YOU STIFLING A YAWN?
NO, SIR. GO HOME, SERGEANT.