repress

repress

英 [rɪ'pres]
　　美 [rɪ'prɛs]

vt. 抑制；鎮壓（叛亂等）；約束
　　vi. 抑制；鎮壓

中文詞源：

repress 克制，壓制，鎮壓

re-,向後，往回，press,按，壓。引申詞義克制，鎮壓等。

例句：

1. By pushing aside unpleasant thoughts they merely repress these thoughts.
他們對不愉快的想法不予理會，其結果僅僅是壓制瞭這些想法。

2. I couldn't repress a sigh of admiration.
我忍不住發出一聲贊嘆。

3. People who repress their emotions risk having nightmares.
壓抑情感的人容易做噩夢。

4. to repress a smile
忍住不笑

5. Their voracity is legendary and even the most hardened warriors cannot repress a shiver if one speaks about them.
他們的貪食是傳奇性的,甚至強壯的戰士也會因為提起他們而無法抑制的顫抖.