Suppress
[ sə'prɛs ]
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vt. 镇压，压制;止住，忍住;禁止发表;阻止…的生长（或发展）;
💡 词根助记
sup在…下面+press压→压下去→镇压，压制
📝 例句
A prime goal was to suppress all media opposed to the government.
他的一个主要目标是镇压一切反政府的新闻机构。
suppress one's emotion
抑制感情
Each nation suppressed news that was not favorable to it.
每个国家都封锁对它不利的消息。
Bertha found Miss Ley tried hard to suppress her amusement.
伯莎发现莱伊小姐竭力掩饰着内心的快活。
suppress weeds
抑制野草生长
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ oppress-压迫,suppress-镇压:用强力压迫即镇压
※ su-拼音“叔”,p-拼音“婆”,press-压:叔叔婆婆共同顶住了镇压的压力
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
sub-在p前变为sup-
表示“下”
📖 牛津释义
suppress
v[Tn]
1 put an end to (sth), esp by force; crush 制止（尤指凭藉武力）; 镇压; 平定
suppress an uprising, a revolt, etc 镇压起义、 叛乱等.
2
(a) (usu derog 通常作贬义) prevent (sth) from being known or seen 防止（某事物）被人知道或看到; 查禁或禁止发表（某事物）
suppress the truth about sth 隐瞒某事物的真相
suppress a newspaper, ie prevent it from being published 查禁一家报纸
Are the police suppressing some evidence? 警方是否隐瞒了一些证据?
The dictator tried to suppress all criticism of him. 那独裁者竭力压制一切批评他的言论.
(b) prevent (esp one's feelings) from being expressed 抑制, 压抑（尤指感情）
suppress one's anger, amusement, etc 抑制愤怒、 欢娱等心情而不形於色
He could scarcely suppress a laugh. 他忍不住要笑出声来.
🎯 考研助记
press(压): oppress去压- 压迫 suppress向下压- 镇压 repress反复压- 抑制
🔁 扩展释义
*[sә'pres]vt. 镇压, 使止住, 禁止, 抑制, 查禁【法】 镇压, 平定, 禁止出版
🏥 医学释义
抑制，压制
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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The house moved and a few pictures fell off the wall, but that was all.
房屋也在动，几幅画从墙上掉下来，但只是这些。
No, more, about 130 years ago. Most of the slave owners were rich farmers who lived in the south. They wanted to keep their slaves.
不，还要早，大约130年前。大多数奴隶主都是住在南方的富有的农场主。他们想保留自己的奴隶。
Right. I'm British, but I'm not English.
对，我是不列颠人，但不是英国人。