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inhibit v.抑制；阻止；使不能 (1) 你应当抑制不正当的欲望和行动。(2) 这些化合物能抑制微生物的生长。(3) 他们通过一项法令以阻止人们在街上停车。(4) 困窘使他无法和她谈话。 When you look at the word inhibit, think hinder. Though it sounds like it might be a bad thing to inhibit something else, there is no judgment built into the word. A drug that inhibits the growth of cancer cells would generally be considered a very good thing. While you may wish cancer cells to be inhibited, you probably don't wish it upon your friend's sense of humor or your country's economic growth.

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英 [ɪn'hɪbɪt] 美 [ɪn'hɪbɪt] (1) You should inhibit wrong desires and impulses.(2) These compounds inhibit microbial growth.(3) They passed a law to inhibit people from parking in the street.(4) His embarrassment inhibited him from talking to her. When you inhibit something, you block it or hold it back. If you put plants in a dark room, you inhibit their growth. A teacher who mocks their students for giving wrong answers inhibits their willingness to speak up in class. 1[VERB 动词]抑制；约束 If something inhibits an event or process, it prevents it or slows it down.   [V n]Wine or sugary drinks inhibit digestion...葡萄酒或含糖饮料抑制消化。The high cost of borrowing is inhibiting investment by industry in new equipment.借款的高成本抑制了企业对新设备的投资。2[VERB 动词]禁止；阻止 To inhibit someone from doing something means to prevent them from doing it, although they want to do it or should be able to do it.   [V n from -ing/n]It could inhibit the poor from getting the medical care they need...那会使穷人得不到他们所需要的医疗保健。Officers will be inhibited from doing their duty.官员们将无法履行职责。

英语单词	inhibit
英美音标	英 [ɪn'hɪbɪt] 美 [ɪn'hɪbɪt]
中文释义	v.抑制；阻止；使不能
英语例句	(1) You should inhibit wrong desires and impulses. (2) These compounds inhibit microbial growth. (3) They passed a law to inhibit people from parking in the street. (4) His embarrassment inhibited him from talking to her.
中文例句	(1) 你应当抑制不正当的欲望和行动。 (2) 这些化合物能抑制微生物的生长。 (3) 他们通过一项法令以阻止人们在街上停车。 (4) 困窘使他无法和她谈话。
vocabulary简明	When you inhibit something, you block it or hold it back. If you put plants in a dark room, you inhibit their growth. A teacher who mocks their students for giving wrong answers inhibits their willingness to speak up in class.
vocabulary扩展	When you look at the word inhibit, think hinder. Though it sounds like it might be a bad thing to inhibit something else, there is no judgment built into the word. A drug that inhibits the growth of cancer cells would generally be considered a very good thing. While you may wish cancer cells to be inhibited, you probably don't wish it upon your friend's sense of humor or your country's economic growth.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]抑制；约束 If something inhibits an event or process, it prevents it or slows it down. [V n] Wine or sugary drinks inhibit digestion... 葡萄酒或含糖饮料抑制消化。 The high cost of borrowing is inhibiting investment by industry in new equipment. 借款的高成本抑制了企业对新设备的投资。 2 [VERB 动词]禁止；阻止 To inhibit someone from doing something means to prevent them from doing it, although they want to do it or should be able to do it. [V n from -ing/n] It could inhibit the poor from getting the medical care they need... 那会使穷人得不到他们所需要的医疗保健。 Officers will be inhibited from doing their duty. 官员们将无法履行职责。

Inhibit Growth Wrong Inhibited Cancer Cells Verb 动词