单词 | suppress |
释义 | suppress —suppressedly /seuh prest"lee, -pres"id-/, adv. —suppressible, adj. —suppressive, adj. —suppressively, adv. —suppressor, suppresser, n. /seuh pres"/, v.t. 1. to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist party. 2. to do away with by or as by authority; abolish; stop (a practice, custom, etc.). 3. to keep in or repress (a feeling, smile, groan, etc.). 4. to withhold from disclosure or publication (truth, evidence, a book, names, etc.). 5. to stop or arrest (a flow, hemorrhage, cough, etc.). 6. to vanquish or subdue (a revolt, rebellion, etc.); quell; crush. 7. Elect. to reduce or eliminate (an irregular or undesired oscillation or frequency) in a circuit. [1375-1425; late ME suppressen < L suppressus (ptp. of supprimere to press down), equiv. to sup- SUP- + pressus (see PRESS1)] |
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