suppress

verb

/səˈpres/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they suppress	/səˈpres/ /səˈpres/
he / she / it suppresses	/səˈpresɪz/ /səˈpresɪz/
past simple suppressed	/səˈprest/ /səˈprest/
past participle suppressed	/səˈprest/ /səˈprest/
-ing form suppressing	/səˈpresɪŋ/ /səˈpresɪŋ/

suppress something (usually disapproving) (of a government, ruler, etc.政府、统治者等) to put an end, often by force, to a group or an activity that is believed to threaten authority镇压；（武力）平定；压制 synonym quash
- The rebellion was brutally suppressed.叛乱遭到了残酷的镇压。
- They often use violence to suppress opposition.他们经常使用暴力镇压反抗。
- The government sought to suppress a growing armed separatist movement.政府试图镇压日益壮大的武装分离主义运动。
- The regime ruthlessly suppresses all dissent.该政权无情压制所有不同意见。
- The strike was violently suppressed by the army.罢工被军队暴力镇压了。
- Trade union rights were suppressed and casual work became the norm.工会的权益受到压制，临时工成为常态。
Topics War and conflictc1
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- brutally
- ruthlessly
- violently
- …
verb + suppress
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
phrases
- an attempt to suppress something
suppress something (usually disapproving) to prevent something from being published or made known禁止（发表）；查禁；封锁
- The police were accused of suppressing vital evidence.警方被指隐瞒关键证据。
- This information had been deliberately suppressed.这条信息被故意封锁了。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- completely
- effectively
- deliberately
- …
verb + suppress
- attempt to
- seek to
- try to
- …
phrases
- an attempt to suppress something
suppress something to prevent yourself from having or expressing a feeling or an emotion抑制；控制；忍住
- to suppress a smile忍住不笑
- She was unable to suppress her anger.她按捺不住怒火。
- He had suppressed the painful memories of his childhood.他尽力不去回想那些痛苦的童年记忆。
- He could hardly suppress his surprise.他几乎抑制不住自己的惊奇。
- Her face was charged with barely suppressed anger.她的脸上充满了勉强忍住的怒火。
- She was unable to suppress a giggle.她忍不住笑出声来。
- The disloyal thought was instantly suppressed.这个不忠的念头立刻就被压了下去。
- He couldn't suppress the excitement in his voice.他的声音中压抑不住兴奋的情绪。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- barely
- hardly
- instantly
- …
verb + suppress
- be unable to
- cannot
- try to
- …
suppress something to prevent something from growing, developing or continuing压制；阻止；抑制
- drugs that suppress the appetite抑制食欲的药
- A 5 cm layer will suppress weed growth.一层5厘米厚的覆盖物就能抑制杂草的生长。
- Transplant patients take drugs which suppress the immune system.移植病人服用抑制免疫系统的药物。
- The medication effectively suppressed the pain.药物有效地抑制了疼痛。

词源late Middle English: from Latin suppress- ‘pressed down’, from the verb supprimere, from sub- ‘down’ + premere ‘to press’.