in·hib·it
verb/ɪnˈhɪbɪt/
/ɪnˈhɪbɪt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they inhibit | /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/ /ɪnˈhɪbɪt/ |
| he / she / it inhibits | /ɪnˈhɪbɪts/ /ɪnˈhɪbɪts/ |
| past simple inhibited | /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd/ |
| past participle inhibited | /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd/ /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form inhibiting | /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪŋ/ /ɪnˈhɪbɪtɪŋ/ |
- inhibit something (formal) to prevent something from happening or make it happen more slowly or less frequently than normal
阻止；阻碍；抑制 - A lack of oxygen may inhibit brain development in the unborn child.
缺氧可能阻碍胎儿的大脑发育。 - Financial considerations are inhibiting access to higher education.
财务考虑阻碍了接受高等教育的机会。 - Alcohol significantly inhibits the action of the drug.
酒精大大地抑制了药效。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- markedly
- seriously
- …
- tend to
- from
- A lack of oxygen may inhibit brain development in the unborn child.
- inhibit somebody (from something/from doing something) to make somebody nervous or embarrassed so that they are unable to do something
使拘束；使尴尬 - The managing director's presence inhibited them from airing their problems.
总经理的在场使他们不便畅谈他们的问题。 - The fear of dismissal inhibited employees from raising problems.
员工们惧怕遭解雇，所以不敢生事。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- markedly
- seriously
- …
- tend to
- from
- The managing director's presence inhibited them from airing their problems.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘forbid (a person) to do something’): from Latin inhibere ‘hinder’, from in- ‘in’ + habere ‘hold’.