repress
英 [rɪ'pres]
美[rɪ'prɛs]
- vt. 抑制；镇压（叛乱等）；约束
- vi. 抑制；镇压
英英释意
- 1. put down by force or intimidation;
- "The government quashes any attempt of an uprising"
- "China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently"
- "The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land"
- 2. conceal or hide;
- "smother a yawn"
- "muffle one's anger"
- "strangle a yawn"
- 3. put out of one's consciousness
双语例句
- 1. By pushing aside unpleasant thoughts they merely repress these thoughts.
- 他们对不愉快的想法不予理会，其结果仅仅是压制了这些想法。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. I couldn't repress a sigh of admiration.
- 我忍不住发出一声赞叹。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. People who repress their emotions risk having nightmares.
- 压抑情感的人容易做噩梦。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. to repress a smile
- 忍住不笑
来自《权威词典》
- 5. Their voracity is legendary and even the most hardened warriors cannot repress a shiver if one speaks about them.
- 他们的贪食是传奇性的,甚至强壮的战士也会因为提起他们而无法抑制的颤抖.
来自《简明英汉词典》