inhibit
verb- inhibit something (formal)
to prevent something from happening or make it happen more slowly or less frequently than normal 阻止；阻碍；抑制 A lack of oxygen may inhibit brain development in the unborn child. 缺氧可能阻碍胎儿的大脑发育。 Financial considerations are inhibiting access to higher education. 经济上的考虑阻碍了接受高等教育的机会。 Alcohol significantly inhibits the action of the drug. 酒精大大地抑制了药效。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- markedly
- seriously
- …
- tend to
- from
- inhibit somebody (from something/from doing something)
to make somebody nervous or embarrassed so that they are unable to do something 使拘束；使尴尬 The managing director's presence inhibited them from airing their problems. 总经理的在场使他们不便畅谈他们的问题。 The fear of dismissal inhibited employees from raising problems. 员工们惧怕遭解雇，所以不敢生事。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- greatly
- markedly
- seriously
- …
- tend to
- from
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘forbid (a person) to do something’): from Latin inhibere ‘hinder’, from in- ‘in’ + habere ‘hold’.