| 释义 |
Adjective: inhibited `in'hibutud- Held back or restrained or prevented
"in certain conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can reappear"
Verb: inhibit in'hibit- To put down by force or authority
- suppress, stamp down, subdue, conquer, curb - Limit the range or extent of
"Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs" - Limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
"inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction" - Control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behaviour
- bottle up, suppress
See also: inhibition, inhibitor, inhibitory, pent-up, repressed, reserved, restrained, smothered, stifled, strangled, suppressed Type of: bound, check, confine, contain, control, curb, hinder, hold, hold back, hold in, impede, keep, keep back, limit, moderate, restrain, restrict, throttle, trammel Antonym: uninhibited Encyclopedia: Inhibit |