[VERB 动词]镇压；制止；压制 If someone in authority suppresses an activity, they prevent it from continuing, by using force or making it illegal.
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...drug traffickers, who continue to flourish despite international attempts to suppress them...
在国际社会强力打击下活动依然猖獗的贩毒分子
...nationwide demonstrations for democracy, suppressed after 7 weeks by the army.
在进行7周后遭到军队镇压的全国性民主示威活动
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...people who were imprisoned after the violent suppression of the pro-democracy movement protests.
在拥护民主的抗议活动遭到暴力镇压后被投入监狱的人们
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[VERB 动词]制止，阻止，抑制(身体的功能或反应) If a natural function or reaction of your body is suppressed, it is stopped, for example by drugs or illness.
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The reproduction and growth of the cancerous cells can be suppressed by bombarding them with radiation.
可以通过放疗杀死癌细胞来抑制其再生和扩散。
...the strongest evidence so far that ultraviolet light can suppress human immune responses.
迄今为止可证明紫外线能抑制人体免疫反应的最有力证据
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Eye problems can indicate an unhealthy lifestyle with subsequent suppression of the immune system.
患眼疾可能表明生活方式不健康，而且免疫系统同时受到抑制。
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[VERB 动词]抑制，控制，克制(感情或反应)；忍住 If you suppress your feelings or reactions, you do not express them, even though you might want to.
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Liz thought of Barry and suppressed a smile...
莉兹想起了巴里，忍住没笑。
The Professor said that deep sleep allowed suppressed anxieties to surface.
教授说深度睡眠可以使压抑的焦虑情绪得以释放。
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A mother's suppression of her own feelings can cause problems.
母亲压抑自己的情感会产生问题。
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[VERB 动词]封锁，隐瞒(消息) If someone suppresses a piece of information, they prevent other people from learning it.
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At no time did they try to persuade me to suppress the information...
他们从没有试图劝我隐瞒这个消息。
The wrong criminal is in the dock either because a genuine mistake has been made or because evidence has been suppressed.
冤案错案的出现，要么是因为确实弄错了，要么是因为证据被隐瞒。
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The inspectors found no evidence which supported any allegation of suppression of official documents.
检察官没有找到任何证据来证实有关官方文件被封锁的说法。
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[VERB 动词]压制，抑制，阻止(进程或活动) If someone or something suppresses a process or activity, they stop it continuing or developing.
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'The Government is suppressing inflation by devastating the economy,' he said...
他说，“政府正在通过破坏经济来抑制通货膨胀。”
Lawyers said today's ruling would lead to higher prices and would suppress innovation of new products.
律师们称今天的裁决将会抬升价格，并抑制新产品的创新。
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sup·press/səˈpres; NAmEsəˈpres/verb1suppresssth ( 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SYN
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◆The rebellion was brutally suppressed.叛乱遭到了残酷的镇压。2suppresssth ( usually disapproving) to prevent sth 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。3suppresssth to prevent yourself from having or expressing a feeling or an emotion 抑制；控制；忍住◆to suppress a smile忍住没笑◆She was unable to suppress her anger.她按捺不住怒火。4suppresssth to prevent sth from growing, developing or continuing 压制；阻止；抑制◆drugs that suppress the appetite抑制食欲的药suppresssuppressessuppressedsuppressingsup·press/səˈpres; NAmEsəˈpres/
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suppresssup‧press /səˈpres/ ●○○ verb [transitive]
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1to stop people from opposing the government, especially by using force: The uprising was ruthlessly suppressed.2if important information or opinions are suppressed, people are prevented from knowing about them, even if they have a right to know: The police were accused of suppressing evidence.3to stop yourself from showing your feelings: Harry could scarcely suppress a smile. suppressed anger4to prevent something from growing or developing, or from working effectively: The virus suppresses the body’s immune system.—suppressible adjective—suppression /səˈpreʃən/ noun [uncountable]: the suppression of opposition parties
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