单词 | suppress |
释义 | suppress[sə'pres]vt. 镇压, 使止住, 禁止, 抑制, 查禁【法】 镇压, 平定, 禁止出版 suppress sup.press AHD: [s…-prµs“] D.J. [s*6pres]K.K. [s*6prWs]v.tr.(及物动词) sup.pressed,sup.press.ing,sup.press.es 1. To put an end to forcibly; subdue.镇压;制服2. To curtail or prohibit the activities of.抑制:减少或禁止…的活动3. To keep from being revealed, published, or circulated.禁止发行:禁止发表、出版或发行4. To deliberately exclude (unacceptable desires or thoughts) from the mind.驱除:有意将(不可接受的愿望或思想)从脑中驱除出去5. To inhibit the expression of (an impulse, for example); check:抑制:抑制表情(如由于感情冲动的);限制:suppress a smile.忍住笑容6. To reduce the incidence or severity of (a hemorrhage or a cough, for example); arrest.减低(严重性),阻碍:忍住(如出血或咳嗽)的发生率或严重程度;抑制语源:1. Middle English suppressen 中古英语 suppressen 2. from Latin supprimere suppress- 源自 拉丁语 supprimere suppress- 3. sub- [sub-] sub- [前缀,表“附属”] 4. premere [to press] * see per- 4premere [挤压] *参见 per- 4继承用法:suppress“ant n.(名词)suppress“ible adj.(形容词)参考词汇:1. suppress,stifle,repress2. These verbs mean to hold in check something requiring or struggling to find an outlet.这些动词表示抑制需要找到发泄途径的某事。3. Suppress suggests the exercise of force that drastically inhibits or crushes: Suppress 表示使用力量来激烈地禁止或镇压: “This was a sinful curiosity,and I stifled it to the best of my ability” (John Galt).“这种好奇心是罪恶的,我尽了我最大的力量来抑制它” (约翰·盖尔特)。4. Repress often implies keeping something under control by an act of volition: Repress 通常表示以意志力来控制某事: “To save his life he could not repress a chuckle” (Booth Tarkington).为了救他的命,他情不自禁地轻声笑起来: (希斯·塔尔金顿) |
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