repress

verb

/rɪˈpres/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they repress	/rɪˈpres/ /rɪˈpres/
he / she / it represses	/rɪˈpresɪz/ /rɪˈpresɪz/
past simple repressed	/rɪˈprest/ /rɪˈprest/
past participle repressed	/rɪˈprest/ /rɪˈprest/
-ing form repressing	/rɪˈpresɪŋ/ /rɪˈpresɪŋ/

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repress something to try not to have or show an emotion, a feeling, etc.克制；压抑；抑制 synonym control
- to repress a smile忍住不笑
- He burst in, making no effort to repress his fury.他冲了进来，毫不掩饰自己的愤怒。
- For years he had successfully repressed the painful memories of childhood.多年来，他成功地压抑了童年的痛苦记忆。
Extra Examples
- feelings that had been firmly repressed被强烈抑制的情感
- They tend to hide their emotions and repress their desires.他们往往会掩饰自己的情感并克制自己的欲望。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- barely
- brutally
- harshly
- …
verb + repress
- try to
- be unable to
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[often passive] repress somebody/something to use political and/or military force to control a group of people and limit their freedom压制；镇压 synonym put down, suppress
- The government was quick to repress any opposition.政府迅速镇压一切反对势力。
Extra Examples
- The organized opposition has been brutally repressed.有组织的反抗遭到了残暴镇压。
- a country that systematically represses human rights系统地压制人权的国家
- Unrest in Algeria was quickly repressed in May 1945.阿尔及利亚的动乱在1945年5月被迅速镇压。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- barely
- brutally
- harshly
- …
verb + repress
- try to
- be unable to
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Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘keep back something objectionable’): from Latin repress- ‘pressed back, checked’, from the verb reprimere, from re- ‘back’ + premere ‘to press’.