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。
抑制；克制；忍住
represses — third person singular of repress
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。
to hold back or restrain (a feeling, urge, or reaction)
指有意识地压住情绪或冲动
镇压；压制。
To forcefully prevent an upheaval from developing further.
再按；重新压印。
To press again.
用武力或恐吓镇压
put down by force or intimidation
抑制；克制；阻止。
To check; to keep back.
隐藏或隐瞒
conceal or hide
从意识中压抑下去
put out of one's consciousness
一般现在时
The government represses dissent.
政府压制异议。
一般过去时
The dictator repressed the uprising.
独裁者镇压了起义。
现在完成时
She has repressed her emotions for years.
她多年来一直压抑自己的情感。
规则动词
She tried to repress her anger during the meeting.
她试图在会议期间抑制自己的愤怒。
用法提示：repress 作及物动词，意为“抑制”，后接情感名词。
The government brutally repressed the protest.
政府残酷地镇压了抗议活动。
用法提示：repressed 是 repress 的过去式，意为“镇压”。
He represses any memory of that traumatic event.
他压抑着对那件创伤事件的任何记忆。
用法提示：represses 是 repress 的第三人称单数形式，意为“压抑”。
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 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。
被动结构表示受到压制。
The dissidents were repressed by the regime.
异见人士遭到政权的压制。
与repress最接近，但suppress更常用于公开的镇压行为
强调彻底平息，常用于暴动或情绪
常用于法律或正式场合，指阻止或废除
强调征服的过程，可指情绪或身体
常指压抑声音、情感或创新，语气更强
grammar · medium
易错句子The government oppressed the rebellion.
正确表达The government repressed the rebellion.
用oppress表示‘镇压’是错误的，因为oppress指长期压迫，而repress指用武力镇压具体的反抗或情绪。学习者的错误通常源于中文‘压迫’与‘镇压’的混淆。
grammar · medium
易错句子He repressed to express his feelings.
正确表达He repressed expressing his feelings.
repress后面应接动名词（-ing形式）而非不定式，因为repress是及物动词，宾语可以是动名词短语。中文母语者可能受‘抑制去做某事’的影响而误用不定式。
与 repress“压抑（情感/想法）”义相对；不用于“镇压（反抗）”义。
指把压住的情绪或回忆放出来；与“克制、忍住”义相对。
强调把怒气等负面情绪宣泄出来；与“忍住、憋住”义相对。
相对于把记忆/感受压入潜意识；指正视并承认其存在。
与“压抑、回避”义相对，指直面问题或情感。
repress侧重抑制内心情感或思想；suppress侧重用外力或强力压制活动、言论等
repress指压制或抑制；oppress指长期不公正地压迫或虐待
忍住笑容
He repressed a smile when he heard the joke.
他听到笑话时忍住没笑。
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。
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。
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。
压制异议
The government used censorship to repress dissent.
政府利用审查制度压制异议。
压抑自己的感情
He tried to repress his feelings for his colleague.
他试图压抑对同事的感情。
re- + press + -ion
re- + press + -ive
re- + press + -ed
re- + press + -or
别压抑你自己。
When you feel angry, don't repress your feelings—talk about them.
感到生气时，不要压抑自己的情绪——说出来。
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