| 单词 | suppress |
| 释义 | suppress (once / 227 pages) v To suppress something means to curb, inhibit, or even stop it. If the sound of your boss moving in his chair sounds like gas, you’re going to have to learn how to suppress your giggles. In the strictest sense, suppress means to put an end to something by force, like a government that suppresses the right to free speech by shutting down the newspapers or the military suppressing an uprising by rebel forces. But we also use suppress in less serious terms to describe an attempt to muffle or stifle something, such as suppressing a sneeze in a quiet theater or suppressing your true emotions to not cause a teary scene. WORD FAMILYsuppress: suppressed, suppresser, suppresses, suppressing, suppression, suppressive, suppressor+/suppressed: suppressedly, unsuppressed/suppresser: suppressers/suppression: suppressions/suppressor: suppressors USAGE EXAMPLESIn November, it was reported that software developed with Mark Zuckerberg’s support will allow third parties to monitor and suppress the visibility of posts. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) The group repeatedly struck at Turkish cities in 2016 in retaliation for Ankara’s support for international efforts to suppress its activities in Syria and Iraq. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Firefighters risked their lives to suppress the flames and try to save those inside, said Knowles. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) 1v to put down by force or authority suppress a nascent uprising Syn|Hypo|Hyper conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue blink, blink away, wink force to go away by blinking dampen, stiflesmother or suppress choke back, choke down, choke offsuppress hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, stillcause to be quiet or not talk burkeget rid of, silence, or suppress silencekeep from expression, for example by threats or pressure quell, quench, squelchsuppress or crush completely muffle, repress, smother, stifle, strangleconceal or hide shushsilence (someone) by uttering `shush!' choke, suffocatesuppress the development, creativity, or imagination of calm down, lullbecome quiet or less intensive shout downsilence or overwhelm by shouting gag, muzzleprevent from speaking out check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderate lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits 2v come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority Syn|Hypo crush, oppress keep down, quash, reduce, repress, subdue, subjugate put down by force or intimidation 3v put out of one's consciousness Syn|Hypo|Hyper repress swallow keep from expressing bury, forget dismiss from the mind; stop remembering 4v control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior Syn|Hypo|Hyper bottle up, inhibit hold back, keep, keep back, restrain keep under control; keep in check quenchelectronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device chokecheck or slow down the action or effect of holdkeep from exhaling or expelling confineprevent from leaving or from being removed bottle up, inhibitcontrol and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior check, contain, control, curb, hold, hold in, moderatelessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits hold back, keep, keep back, restrain keep under control; keep in check 5v reduce the incidence or severity of or stop suppress a yawn this drug can suppress the hemorrhage Hyper decrease, lessen, minify make smaller |
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