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  • Derivatives : n  suppressor ; adj  suppressible ; adj  suppressive ; adv  suppressively
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

suppress [sə'prεs]
  1. 1. vt. [+religion] 禁止
  2. 2. vt. [+revolt] 镇压
  3. 3. vt. [+information] [ publication] 封锁
  4. 4. vt. [+feelings] 抑制
  5. 5. vt. [+yawn] [ laugh] [ sneeze] 忍住

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

suppress [səˈpres]
  1. 1. vt. 压制抑制禁止
    The government had tried every means to suppress the facts of the story.
    政府采取一切压制事实真相手段
  2. 2. vt. 压迫镇压
    The riot police suppressed the student demonstrations quickly.
    防暴警察很快的镇压了学生们的示威游行
  3. 3. vt. 忍住克制
    He suppressed the urge to respond to the question.
    忍住回答这个问题冲动
  4. 4. vt. 抑制压抑
    I suppressed any thoughts of her, trying to convince myself that I was over it.
    压制所有想法设法自己相信已经没事了。
  5. 5. vt. 止住,压住
    Some medicines suppress the immune system.
    有些药物抑制免疫系统
    This drug can suppress the hemorrhage.
    这种药可以抑制出血

Collins English-English Dictionary

suppress [sə'prεs]
  1. 1. vt. [tr] to put an end to; prohibit
  2. 2. vt. to hold in check; restrain
    I was obliged to suppress a smile
  3. 3. vt. to withhold from circulation or publication
    to suppress seditious pamphlets
  4. 4. vt. to stop the activities of; crush
    to suppress a rebellion
  5. 5. vt. [电子] to reduce or eliminate (unwanted oscillations) in a circuit
  6. 6. vt. to eliminate (a particular frequency or group of frequencies) in a signal
  7. 7. vt. [psychiatry] to resist consciously (an idea or a desire entering one's mind)
  8. 8. vt. to exercise self-control by preventing the expression of (certain desires) - Compare repress
  9. 9. vt. [Etymology] C14: from Latin suppressus held down, from supprimere to restrain, from sub- down + premere to press

Examples

I used trash to suppress my appetite.
我用去氧麻黄碱来抑制我的食欲。
I couldn't suppress a soft chuckle at the thought of it.
想到这个,我忍不住轻轻地笑起来。
The government had tried every means to suppress the facts of the story.
政府采取了一切压制事实真相的手段。
He couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent.
他无法掩饰傲慢的腔调。
He could not suppress a yawn.
他无法抑制打呵欠。
He believes that narcolepsy is attributable to an inability to suppress REM sleep during waking.
他认为嗜眠病可归因于在睡醒时不能抑制快眼动(REM)睡眠。

nciku Video Note

[yē]

  • Scene:

    吃东西噎着 / choking while eating

  • Examples:

    因噎废食

  • Description:

    噎 means to choke by food because of eating too much at once. It also means to render somebody speechless by saying something blunt or rude.

Related video notes: 噎、憋、咳、呛、呛

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