Word · Frequency #14291
repress
抑制；克制；忍住
to hold back or restrain (a feeling, urge, or reaction)
指有意识地压住情绪或冲动
- 1.
To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
镇压；压制。
- 2.
To press again.
再按；重新压印。
- 3.
put down by force or intimidation
用武力或恐吓镇压
- 4.
To check; to keep back.
抑制；克制；阻止。
- 5.
conceal or hide
隐藏或隐瞒
- 6.
put out of one's consciousness
从意识中压抑下去
镇压；平定；压制；压抑（记忆等）；使进入潜意识；再压；重新按压；镇压；压制。；再按；重新压印。
In use
She tried to repress her anger during the meeting.
The government brutally repressed the protest.
He represses any memory of that traumatic event.
repress + noun phrase
repress后接宾语，表示压制或镇压某事物。
The government repressed the rebellion.
政府镇压了叛乱。
repress + reflexive pronoun
repress oneself表示克制自己的情绪或冲动。
She repressed her anger and remained calm.
她压抑住怒火，保持冷静。
be repressed (by sb/sth)
被动结构表示受到压制。
The dissidents were repressed by the regime.
Connections
Collocations
- repress a smile
- 忍住笑容
- He repressed a smile when he heard the joke.他听到笑话时忍住没笑。
- repress anger
- 压抑怒火
- She could not repress her anger at the insult.她无法压抑自己听到侮辱后的愤怒。
- repress memories
- 压抑记忆
- The therapy helped her deal with the painful memories she had repressed for years.治疗帮助她处理了压抑多年的痛苦记忆。
- repress an uprising
- 镇压起义
- The general was ordered to repress the uprising by any means.将军受命不惜一切手段镇压起义。
- repress dissent
- 压制异议
- The government used censorship to repress dissent.政府利用审查制度压制异议。
- repress one's feelings
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把“re+press”想成“再按一次”：像把弹簧或盖子反复按下去，把反抗、情绪或记忆压住。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式书面与文学语境、政治/历史（镇压反抗）、心理学/精神分析（压抑记忆、情感） repress 多用于正式、书面或专业语境，可指“镇压（反抗）”，也可指“抑制、压抑（情感或记忆）”。通常不用于日常随意口语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 repress /riˈprɛs/ 押韵，因为重读音节都含 /prɛs/ 或 /ɛs/。注意：以 pre- 开头的词如 prefer /prɪˈfɜːr/、preserve /prɪˈzɜːrv/ 虽然拼写相似，但发音不同，不押韵。
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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