repress

英 [rɪˈpres]

美 [rɪˈpres]

v.  克制; 压抑; 抑制; 压制; 镇压

现在分词：repressing　过去分词：repressed　过去式：repressed　第三人称单数：represses　复数：represses　

考研TOEFLTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.14291 / COCA.13023

牛津词典

verb

• 克制；压抑；抑制
  to try not to have or show an emotion, a feeling, etc.
  1. to repress a smile
     忍住不笑
  2. He burst in, making no effort to repress his fury.
     他冲了进来，毫不掩饰自己的愤怒。
• 压制；镇压
  to use political and/or military force to control a group of people and restrict their freedom

柯林斯词典

• VERB 压制，压抑，克制(情感)
  If yourepressa feeling, you make a deliberate effort not to show or have this feeling.
  1. People who repress their emotions risk having nightmares...
     压抑情感的人容易做噩梦。
  2. It is anger that is repressed that leads to violence and loss of control.
     是被压制的愤怒导致暴力和失控。
  3. ...repressed aggression.
     被压抑的敌对情绪
• VERB 忍住;控制住
  If yourepressa smile, sigh, or moan, you try hard not to smile, sigh, or moan.
  1. He repressed a smile...
     他忍住笑。
  2. I couldn't repress a sigh of admiration.
     我忍不住发出一声赞叹。
• VERB 压制，限制(自由)
  If a section of societyis repressed, their freedom is restricted by the people who have authority over them.
  1. Turkish Kurds have been repressed for decades by the Ankara government.
     土耳其的库尔德人已经被安卡拉政府压制了几十年。
  2. ...a UN resolution banning him from repressing his people.
     禁止他压制民众的联合国决议

英英释义

verb

• block the action of
• put out of one's consciousness
  Synonym:suppress
• conceal or hide
  1. smother a yawn
  2. muffle one's anger
  3. strangle a yawn
  Synonym:smotherstiflestranglemuffle
• put down by force or intimidation
  1. The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
  2. China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
  3. The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
  Synonym:quashkeep downsubduesubjugatereduce

双语例句

• He repressed a smile
  他忍住笑。
• Although, I think he tries to cover it up and repress it a bit by playing music.
  虽然，我认为他尝试通过演出去掩饰并压制紧张的情绪。
• Many men tend to repress their reaction, so it lingers like basement mold.
  而许多男士更倾向于压制他们的反应，所以就像地窖里的霉菌一样挥之不去。
• People who repress their emotions risk having nightmares
  压抑情感的人容易做噩梦。
• Yet, when we walk in the door at Church today, or we get together with other Christians we repress any feelings of doubt, fear or struggle and put on a big smile.
  然而，如今当我们迈进教会的大门，或者是与其他基督徒聚会的时候，我们往往压抑住心中的诸多怀疑、恐惧和挣扎，然后展现给大家一个大大的笑容。
• 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。
• The principles of consultation, co-operation and open borders within the EU have helped to repress the old, nationalist demons.
  欧盟内部协商、合作和开放边境的原则对过去的民族主义恶魔起到了约束作用。
• The need she felt to disburden her mind to Tito urged her to repress the rising anguish.
  她感觉有必要向蒂托吐露自己的心事了，这促使他压下了涌上心头的苦恼。
• The latter then activate or repress systems of cellular processes that accomplish the final development of the organism.
  靶基因然后激活或抑制完成生物体最后发育的系统细胞过程。
• It does not do to repress negative thoughts, such as fears, angers, or resentment.
  压制负面的思想，比如恐惧、怒或仇恨是没有用的。