repress
verb- repress something
to try not to have or show an emotion, a feeling, etc. 克制；压抑；抑制 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 Examplesfeelings 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 Dictionaryadverb- barely
- brutally
- harshly
- …
- try to
- be unable to
- [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 The government was quick to repress any opposition. 政府迅速镇压一切反对势力。
Extra ExamplesThe 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 Dictionaryadverb- barely
- brutally
- harshly
- …
- try to
- be unable to
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’.