suppress
/səˈpres/verb
with obj.
1- forcibly put an end to镇压:
the rising was savagely suppressed.
起义被野蛮地镇压了。
1.1
- prevent the development, action, or expression of (a feeling, impulse, idea, etc.); restrain阻碍发展; 禁止活动; 抑制(感情, 冲动, 思想等):
she could not suppress a rising panic.
她无法抑制住不断增长的恐慌。
1.2
- prevent the dissemination of (information)禁止(信息的)传播:
the report had been suppressed.
这篇报道被封杀了。
1.3
- prevent or inhibit (a process or reaction)阻止(过程); 抑制(反应):
use of the drug suppressed the immune response.
使用此药物抑制了免疫反应。
1.4
- partly or wholly eliminate (electrical interference)部分(或完全)消除(电干扰)。
1.5
- Psychoanalysis consciously inhibit (an unpleasant idea or memory) to avoid considering it【心理分析】自觉抑制(不愉快的想法, 记忆)。
派生词
suppressible
adjectivesuppressive
adjectivesuppressor
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin suppress- 'pressed down', from the verb supprimere, from sub- 'down' + premere 'to press'.