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be inhibited about (doing) sth
表示因担心或不自信而不敢做某事。
She was inhibited about expressing her true feelings.
她对表达真实感受感到拘谨。
拘谨的，压抑的
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拘谨的，压抑的
unable to express feelings or do what one wants, especially because of shyness or social pressure
She was inhibited about expressing her true feelings.
她对表达真实感受感到拘谨。
常指因害羞或社会压力而无法表达情感或行动
拘谨或压抑,倾向于安静、不善于表达的行为。
Reserved or repressed, prone to quiet, inexpressive behavior.
He felt too inhibited to join the conversation.
他感到过于拘谨，无法加入对话。
Many children become inhibited in a strict classroom environment.
许多孩子在严格的课堂环境中变得拘谨。
She was extremely inhibited about expressing her opinions.
她在表达自己意见时极为拘谨。
表示因担心或不自信而不敢做某事。
She was inhibited about expressing her true feelings.
她对表达真实感受感到拘谨。
表示受到外部或内部因素限制而不能做某事。
The shy boy was inhibited from joining the conversation.
那个害羞的男孩被阻止加入谈话。
表示事物受到阻碍或限制。
Economic growth was inhibited by high taxes.
经济增长受到高税收的抑制。
Not this
He inhibited to speak in public.
Use this
He is inhibited about speaking in public.
inhibited 是形容词，不是动词，因此不能直接接不定式作谓语。使用 'be inhibited about + 动名词' 表示对做某事感到拘谨。
Not this
She felt inhibiting in social situations.
Use this
She felt inhibited in social situations.
-ed 形容词描述人的感受，-ing 形容词描述事物本身的性质。表达某人感到拘谨时应用 inhibited，而非 inhibiting。
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