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Repress Verb Repressed Smile Sigh 英[Rɪˈpres 美[Rɪˈprɛs V.抑制;镇压;压抑

单词 repress
音标
英[rɪˈpres] 美[rɪˈprɛs]
解释
v.抑制;镇压;压抑;
例句

VERB
压制,压抑,克制(情感)
If you repress a feeling, you make a deliberate effort not to show or have this feeling.
例:People who repress their emotions risk having nightmares...压抑情感的人容易做噩梦。
例:It is anger that is repressed that leads to violence and loss of control.是被压制的愤怒导致暴力和失控。

VERB
忍住;控制住
If you repress a smile, sigh, or moan, you try hard not to smile, sigh, or moan.
例:He repressed a smile...他忍住笑。
例:I couldn't repress a sigh of admiration.我忍不住发出一声赞叹。

VERB
压制,限制(自由)
If a section of society is repressed, their freedom is restricted by the people who have authority over them.
例:Turkish Kurds have been repressed for decades by the Ankara government.土耳其的库尔德人已经被安卡拉政府压制了几十年。
例:...a UN resolution banning him from repressing his people.禁止他压制民众的联合国决议
变形
third:represses~done:repressed~ing:repressing~past:repressed~

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