Word · Frequency #5110
inhibit
抑制；约束；阻止
核心释义
to hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain
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抑制；控制；约束
To hold in or hold back; to keep in check; restrain.
抑制；控制；约束；禁止；抑制；起抑制作用
用法In use
The new policy will inhibit the growth of small businesses.
用法提示：inhibit作及物动词，后接宾语'growth'。
She felt inhibited by the formal atmosphere of the meeting.
用法提示：inhibited作为过去分词作表语，表示'被抑制'的状态。
Certain chemicals can inhibit the activity of enzymes.
用法提示：inhibit作及物动词，后接宾语'activity'。
Verb forms
base inhibit · third person inhibits · -ing inhibiting · past inhibited · past participle inhibited
规则变化，注意过去式和过去分词同形。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- inhibit growth
- 抑制生长
- The drug inhibits the growth of cancer cells.这种药物抑制癌细胞的生长。
- inhibit the spread
- 抑制蔓延
- Vaccination helps inhibit the spread of the virus.疫苗接种有助于抑制病毒的蔓延。
- inhibit production
- 抑制生产
- High costs inhibit the production of new medicines.高昂的成本抑制了新药的生产。
- inhibit enzyme activity
- 抑制酶活性
- This compound inhibits enzyme activity in the body.这种化合物抑制体内的酶活性。
- inhibit impulses
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
将 inhibit 拆解为 in + hibit，联想 'habit'（习惯），抑制就是阻止坏习惯。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式或学术语境，如医学、心理学或生物学中表示抑制过程；在日常用语中较少见，但也可用于表示抑制感情或行为。
语法说明Grammar Note
Can be used transitively (e.g., inhibit growth) or intransitively (e.g., a drug that inhibits).
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Both words share the stressed vowel /ɪ/ and the ending /bɪt/, rhyming with 'inhibit'. They all end in -hibit, though the initial syllables differ.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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